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LEONARD, Garry Irving - Date of
birth
19 June 1925 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Bergen, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
New Milford, Bergen County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2072795 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
850th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 February 1945 - Place of
death
Mittersheim, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 43 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James I. Leonard (father)
Mildred E. (Newcomb) Leonard (mother)
Adrienne L. Leonard (sister)
Marion Leonard (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38167 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Worry Bird
Destination: Chemnitz, Germany
MACR: 12371
More information
2nd Lt Garry I. Leonard graduated from Hackensack High School in 1943 before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Newark County, New Jersey on 11 February 1943. He arrived in England on 17 January 1945.Capt Kenneth W. Kavanaugh:
The 43-38167 collided with another B-17G bomber from the same squadron, the 43-38699. Both heavily damaged aircraft crashed at Mittersheim, France. He had no time to bail out.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Doc Wilson, www.newspapers.com – The Record - 3 March 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Incog