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1LT Leonard T Mojica

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1LT Leonard T Mojica

Birth
Death
17 Oct 1944 (aged 21)
Austria
Burial
Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Plot
Grave 1, Lot 120, Section E
Memorial ID
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First Lieutenant, 721st Bomb Squadron, 450th
Bomb Group, 15th Air Force World War II.

Pilot of B-24J Liberator #42-51566. Downed
near Vienna on mission to strike Nazi targets
over Austria.

Five other crew members were KIA:

2nd Lt. Marvin G Niederjohn, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. George E Webb, Bombardier
SSgt. Elvin R Killingsworth, Gunner
Cpl. Charles S Kleinhenz, Gunner
Cpl. Delbert W Trueman, Gunner

Four crew members survived and were taken as POWs.
First Lieutenant, 721st Bomb Squadron, 450th
Bomb Group, 15th Air Force World War II.

Pilot of B-24J Liberator #42-51566. Downed
near Vienna on mission to strike Nazi targets
over Austria.

Five other crew members were KIA:

2nd Lt. Marvin G Niederjohn, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. George E Webb, Bombardier
SSgt. Elvin R Killingsworth, Gunner
Cpl. Charles S Kleinhenz, Gunner
Cpl. Delbert W Trueman, Gunner

Four crew members survived and were taken as POWs.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from California; ASN O-569441

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  • Created by: Tim Cook
  • Added: Dec 4, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155702304/leonard_t-mojica: accessed ), memorial page for 1LT Leonard T Mojica (8 Jan 1923–17 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 155702304, citing Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Tim Cook (contributor 46481904).