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name
WEISS, Leonard E - Date of
birth
6 June 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-361942 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
427th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 June 1944 - Place of
death
Zettweil, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 41 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel Z. Weiss (father)
Pauline (Schoen) Weiss (mother)
Ruth V. Weiss (sister)
George Weiss (brother)
Dorothy Weiss (half-sister)
Bernice S. Weiss (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38051 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: My Yorkshire Dream
Destination: Heiterblick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Erla Aircraft components factory
MACR: 6739
More information
Just before bombs away the airplane received a direct flak hit at the waist window. The B-17 broke in two and immediately went straight down. It blew up at a lower altitude and (scattered) crashed at Zettweil, Germany.The plane (a greater part of it) crashed between Zettweil and Pölha into a small house, 12 kilometers west of Altenburg, Germany.
The remains of crew members were found in Zettweil and in Pöhla.
One crew member was even found dead on 14 August 1944 in a field in the vicinity of Naundorf, a few kilometers south of the crashsite.
One crew member survived, nine were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, 303rdBomberGroup.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1925/1930/1940 Census, Moskovics Spiegel Family Tree, U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, New York Birth Index
Photo source: Michel Beckers, 303rdBomberGroup.com, Class book for advanced bombardier class 44-1 at the Big Spring Flying School, Texas