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:
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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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