Name:
Leo François Dumesnil
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
34078638
Unit:
406th Bomber Squadron, 801st Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1986-12-04
State:
Mississippi
Cemetery:
Kaplan Cemetery, Kaplan, Louisiana
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
TSgt Leo François Dumesnil, belly gunner of the B-24 Liberator 42-63798, took off from station 179 Harrington, Northamptonshire, UK at 2158 on a mission to resupply the French underground with weapons and supplies. The plane was shot down by German AA fire over Gilly-sur-Loire. The crew finished bailing out at 5000 feet, leaving the plane to crash and burn at 0110. TSgt Dumesnil was wounded and captured by the Germans after bailing out. He was sent to Stalag Luft 4 in Gross-Tychow.