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POLADIAN, Leo J - Date of
birth
8 March 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-735920 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
734th Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 May 1944 - Place of
death
2 km south of Hameln, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Pelos Poladian (father)
Elisabeth Poladian (mother)
Paul Poladian (brother)
Helen Poladian (sister)
Andrew Poladian (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-110025 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
MACR: 4598
More information
2nd Lt Leo J. Poladian graduated from Southwestern High School. He attended Detroit Institute of Technology.The plane broke up in mid-air after it collided with another aircraft. Lt Poladian didn´t bail out, he did not have his chute on. He was found in the nose section and that´s where the other plane hit A/C 42-110025. His body was badly torn up.
Lt Poladian was initially buried at the cemetery Wehlfriedhof Hameln on 10 May 1944.
Source of information: FOHF, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census
Photo source: FOHF, Detroit Free Press - 18 May 1944, Detroit Free Press - 15 January 1943