Name:
Leslie J. Gruner
Rank:
Flight Officer
Serial Number:
T-131834
Unit:
753rd Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group (Heavy)
Date of Death:
1945-02-13
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
A
Row:
4
Grave:
33
Decoration:
Air Medal
Comments:
Leslie J. Gruner entered military service in Illinois. He served in the 753rd Bomber Squadron, 458th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Flight Officer and Navigator on the B-24 #44-40281 "A Dog's Life” during World War II. He was Killed in Action during a training mission on February 13, 1945, in Old Catton, England.
F/O Gruner is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom.