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name
LEVY, Leonard C - Date of
birth
1919 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Canada -
Hometown
Alameda County, California -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-716744 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
331st Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bohlen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 28 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
David A. Levy (father)
Emilie (Auerbach) Levy (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31925 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Goon Girl
Destination: Bohlen, Germany
MACR: 9550
More information
At approximately 12 minutes before the target was reached, enemy aircraft made sudden attacks on the group of which this aircraft was a member. The entire tail was shot off and plane flipped over out of control. Aircraft going down in vicinity of IP.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S.,
Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Dominique Potier/www.findagrave.com, http://armyairforce.com/