Leonard John William, Sr.

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John William, Sr. Leonard is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 42-31431 (aka Solid Sender) Crash Marker

Name:

John William, Sr. Leonard

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

13116428

Unit:

710th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1970-09-08

State:

New Jersey

Cemetery:

Saint Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 1 oak leaf cluster

Comments:

John William Leonard Sr. was born on July 6, 1918, in Westover, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Edwin Joseph Leonard and Annie Beatrice O'Brien Leonard.

He was assigned to the 710th Bomber Squadron, 447th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a left waist gunner of B-17 42-31431 (aka Solid Sender) during World War II. Shot down by flak and crashed while enroute to the target in Regensburg on February 25, 1944. He was taken as a POW in Barth, Germany. He was given an honorable discharge on October 16, 1945.

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