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Personal info

Full name
RYDER, Leo Austin Sr
Date of birth
16 August 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Kanawha County, West Virginia
Hometown
Kanawha County, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35771939
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
751st Bombardment Squadron,
458th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 September 1944
Place of death
Biesenthal-Eberswalde, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 23 13

Immediate family

Members
Walter C. Ryder (father)
Arrillia E. (O'Dell) Ryder (mother)
Lowell I. Ryder (brother)
Clyde W. Ryder (brother)
Walter C. Ryder (brother)
Lorene Ryder (sister)
Denver Ryder (brother)
Mary E. (Rubin) Ryder (wife)
Leo A. Ryder Jr. (son)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31383
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: American Eagle
Destination: Ruhland, Germany
MACR: 10207

Biography

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More information

German, FW-190 fighters shot the bomber down near Biesenthal, Germany.

Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, MaryAnne Hammack (granddaughter), www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Family Tree /Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.wiimemorial.com

Photo source: MaryAnne Hammack (granddaughter), www.findagrave.com - French Nathan grand nephew of 2LT Lloyd French