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LEOGRANDE, Dominic G - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
District of Columbia -
Hometown
Prince Georges City, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13145030 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
332nd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
29 April 1944 - Place of
death
Berlin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Anthonio Leogrande (father)
Antonia (Spano) Leogrande (mother)
Mary C. Leogrande (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102520 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 4468
More information
Sgt Dominic G. Leogrande graduated from Mount Rainer High school in Maryland. He was employed at the Columbia Planograph Company.He enlisted on 4 November 1942 in Washington, D. C. and was sent overseas 1 April 1944.
This aircraft was observed to go into shallow dive into clouds over target, apparently under control. Aircraft sent a request for a QDM which was received at this base MF/DF station at 1345 hours. A bearing of 250 degrees was given but not received by this aircraft. No other information available.
Per the MACR records, Sgt Leogrande received a direct hit by flak killing him instantly over Berlin.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.94thbombgroup.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Chris vd Linden