Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Leonard Louis Smith.
Unit/Placed in, 407th Bomber Squadron, 92th Bomber Group ”Famous Favored few´(Heavy).
Leonard was born on Dec 6, 1916 in loundonville, Ashland County, Ohio.
Father, Louis Mosier Smith.
Mother, Wilda Iola (Bear) Smith.
Brothers, Robert J. , Carlton M. and Richard Henry Smith.
Spouse, Anna M. Smith.
Leonard enlisted the service in New York with serial number #. 12226520.
Leonard L. Smith was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 407th Bomber Squadron.
Leonard‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,
Pilot Lt. Leonard L. Smith Pilot
Co-Pilot Lt. Charles M. Wynens Co Pilot
Bombardier Lt. Guy W. Cobb Bombadier
Navigator Lt. Judson H. Whitman Navigator
Top Turret Gunner SSgt. Carroll O. Tiegland Top Turret Gunner
Ball Turret Gunner Sgt. Kenneth J. Burton Ball Turret Gunner
Tail Gunner S/Sgt. William C. Turner Tail Gunner
Waist Gunner S/Sgt. Jess K. Stolworthy Waist Gunner
Radio Opp/Gunner Sgt. Vincent T. Eggert Radio Operator
Leonard was KIA when over the target was very intense FLAK and after their bombload were dropped they were attacked by Enemy Fighters made his B-17 exploded in midair, on Sep. 11, 1944. and he is honored with an Air medal with 3 Oak Leaf Cluster, Distinguished Flying Cross, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Leonard was first buried in a Europe and on request from his Parents Reburied at Mount Zion Cemetery, Richland County, Ohio.
Thanks to www.92ndma.org/
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/G35B-H6B
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
WordPress en/of Wooncommerce oplossingen, https://www.siteklusjes.nl/
Military Recovery, https://www.dpaa.mil/
