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Personal info

Full name
CAREY, Leo A
Date of birth
23 May 1919
Age
24
Place of birth
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
T-121804
Rank
Flight Officer
Function
Bombardier
Unit
703rd Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 April 1944
Place of death
near Hupperdange, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
G 7 61

Immediate family

Members
Leo A. Carey (father)
Mary T. Carey (mother)
John Carey (brother)
Thomas Carey (brother)
Paul Carey (brother)
Elizabeth Carey (sister)
Joseph Carey (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
41-29132
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Tenovus
Destination: Oberfaffenhafen, Germany
MACR: 3830

More information

Leo Carey attended St. Anne's High School and worked at Camp NP-2 in Luray, Virginia, as part of the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Eyewitness statement:
"We were attacked by a German fighter in Belgium and our left engine caught fire. We had to leave the aircraft. Flight Officer was killed by parts of the plane that blew up immediately after abandoning the ship."

A monument for F/O Leo A. Carey can be found in Hupperdange, Luxembourg.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Anthony Destro