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MOHR, Leonard F - Date of
birth
17 August 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16046941 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
325th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Giessen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 16 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph A. Mohr (father)
Mary (Schwartz) Mohr (mother)
Raymond E. Mohr (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38445 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Nurnberg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nurnberg (MAN) AG vehicles Industry
MACR: 9346
More information
S/Sgt Leonard F. Mohr attended South Division High School.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 8 December 1941.
On the return flight, the airplanes 43-38396 and 43-38445 collided in mid-air. Airplane 396 was seen to go down out of control with a hole in the right wing. It is believed it exploded after falling below the cloud cover. Airplane 445 went down, out of control, with the tail section sheared off.
Both planes crashed in Wieseck near Giessen.
Of the plane 445, six crew members were killed in the crash and one was taken prisoner. The casualties were buried at the community cemetery of Giessen.
Two men were taken prisoner but were executed the same day. For more information, see the memorial page of Wallace W. Bengson.
The picture was taken in high school inb 1937.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, South Division High School, 1937