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Personal info

Full name
KRAMP, Leonard James
Date of birth
25 July 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York

Military service

Service number
12052800
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Gunner
Unit
329th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 August 1943
Place of death
Near Ploesti, Romania

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 38 9

Immediate family

Members
Theodore Kramp Sr. (father)
Isabelle (Truchan) Kramp (mother)
Theodore L. Kramp Jr. (brother)
Edmund Kramp (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-40804
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Lady Jane
Destination: Benzagi, Romania
MACR: 328

More information

S/Sgt Leonard J. Kramp enlisted in New York City on 23 September 1942 after serving in the Regular Army.

32 A/C of 93rd Bomb GP reached target on this mission. On interrogation, one enlisted man from one of the other crews stated that he saw this aircraft crash and burst into flames in the target area, from an altitude of less than 300 feet.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Records / 1920/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Card, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - John Dowdy