326th BS, 92nd BG, 8th AF.
B-17G, # 42-31180
Mission: Schweinfurt, Germany.
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant.
Under attack by ME-109 near Oldenburg, Germany
Members of the Clayton crew:
2Lt. Robert L. Clayton, Pilot, KIA.
2Lt. Leon Watson Cavender, Co-Pilot,KIA.
2Lt. John A. Gailbraith, Navigator, KIA.
2Lt. Paul Henson Alexander, Bombardier, POW.
Sgt. Herman W. Rahn, Radio Operator, KIA.
MSgt. Nathan T. Grant, Top Turret Gunner, KIA.
Sgt. Paul I. McDade, Ball Turret Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Lewis O Lilly, Jr., Right Waist Gunner, KIA.
Samuel H. Smith, Left Waist Gunner, POW.
Sgt. Chester P. Zahaba, Tail Gunner, KIA.
Aviation Cadet Leon W. Cavender, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cavender, 710 East Page, has just finished his basic at Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, Texas, and is now taking his advanced training as a pilot at Ellington Field, Texas. A graduate of SHS, Cadet Cavender attended STC and completed his civilian pilot training at the Municipal airport here. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in June, 1943, and received orders to report to Kelley Field, Texas, on September 10 of that year. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Wednesday Evening, May 19, 1943, p. 7, Col. 1-2, Our Sons in the Service)
Lt. Leon W. Cavender, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cavender, 710 East Page, is completing his combat training with the Army Air Force heavy bombardment units at Geiger Field, Wash., and will be available soon as an expert pilot of a Flying Fortress. Lt. Cavender entered the service in June, 1943, and prior to that was a student. He had attended many Army technical schools and is considered to be an expert in his line. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Wednesday Evening, November 3, 1943, p. 3, Col. 1, Our Sons in the Service.)
Lt. Leon Cavender Reported Missing In European Area
The war department today reported that Second Lt. Leon W. Cavender, 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cavender, 710 East Page, is missing in action in the European area. The young lieutenant enlisted in the Army Air Corps in June 1942, and received orders to report to Kelly Field, Texas on September 10. He received his basic at Goodfellow Field, Texas and advanced at Ellington Field, Texas. He is a graduate of SHS and attended STC here and completed his civilian pilot's training at the Municipal airport here before going into uniform. (Springfield Leader-Press, Tuesday Evening, April 4, 1944)
LT. LEON W. CAVENDER
The body of Lt. Leon W. Cavender, pilot who was killed in action in Germany, February 24, 1944, will arrive here at 4:35 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Herman Lohmeyer chapel with the Rev. Fred Eastham of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in National cemetery, with military rites to be conducted at the grave by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. (Springfield Leader-Press, Springfield, MO, Wednesday Evening, February 9, 1949, p. 14, Col. 3)
Military Information: 2LT, US ARMY
B-17G, # 42-31180
Mission: Schweinfurt, Germany.
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant.
Under attack by ME-109 near Oldenburg, Germany
Members of the Clayton crew:
2Lt. Robert L. Clayton, Pilot, KIA.
2Lt. Leon Watson Cavender, Co-Pilot,KIA.
2Lt. John A. Gailbraith, Navigator, KIA.
2Lt. Paul Henson Alexander, Bombardier, POW.
Sgt. Herman W. Rahn, Radio Operator, KIA.
MSgt. Nathan T. Grant, Top Turret Gunner, KIA.
Sgt. Paul I. McDade, Ball Turret Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Lewis O Lilly, Jr., Right Waist Gunner, KIA.
Samuel H. Smith, Left Waist Gunner, POW.
Sgt. Chester P. Zahaba, Tail Gunner, KIA.
Aviation Cadet Leon W. Cavender, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cavender, 710 East Page, has just finished his basic at Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, Texas, and is now taking his advanced training as a pilot at Ellington Field, Texas. A graduate of SHS, Cadet Cavender attended STC and completed his civilian pilot training at the Municipal airport here. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in June, 1943, and received orders to report to Kelley Field, Texas, on September 10 of that year. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Wednesday Evening, May 19, 1943, p. 7, Col. 1-2, Our Sons in the Service)
Lt. Leon W. Cavender, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cavender, 710 East Page, is completing his combat training with the Army Air Force heavy bombardment units at Geiger Field, Wash., and will be available soon as an expert pilot of a Flying Fortress. Lt. Cavender entered the service in June, 1943, and prior to that was a student. He had attended many Army technical schools and is considered to be an expert in his line. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Wednesday Evening, November 3, 1943, p. 3, Col. 1, Our Sons in the Service.)
Lt. Leon Cavender Reported Missing In European Area
The war department today reported that Second Lt. Leon W. Cavender, 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cavender, 710 East Page, is missing in action in the European area. The young lieutenant enlisted in the Army Air Corps in June 1942, and received orders to report to Kelly Field, Texas on September 10. He received his basic at Goodfellow Field, Texas and advanced at Ellington Field, Texas. He is a graduate of SHS and attended STC here and completed his civilian pilot's training at the Municipal airport here before going into uniform. (Springfield Leader-Press, Tuesday Evening, April 4, 1944)
LT. LEON W. CAVENDER
The body of Lt. Leon W. Cavender, pilot who was killed in action in Germany, February 24, 1944, will arrive here at 4:35 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Herman Lohmeyer chapel with the Rev. Fred Eastham of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in National cemetery, with military rites to be conducted at the grave by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. (Springfield Leader-Press, Springfield, MO, Wednesday Evening, February 9, 1949, p. 14, Col. 3)
Military Information: 2LT, US ARMY
326th BS, 92nd BG, 8th AF.
B-17G, # 42-31180
Mission: Schweinfurt, Germany.
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant.
Under attack by ME-109 near Oldenburg, Germany
Members of the Clayton crew:
2Lt. Robert L. Clayton, Pilot, KIA.
2Lt. Leon Watson Cavender, Co-Pilot,KIA.
2Lt. John A. Gailbraith, Navigator, KIA.
2Lt. Paul Henson Alexander, Bombardier, POW.
Sgt. Herman W. Rahn, Radio Operator, KIA.
MSgt. Nathan T. Grant, Top Turret Gunner, KIA.
Sgt. Paul I. McDade, Ball Turret Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Lewis O Lilly, Jr., Right Waist Gunner, KIA.
Samuel H. Smith, Left Waist Gunner, POW.
Sgt. Chester P. Zahaba, Tail Gunner, KIA.
Aviation Cadet Leon W. Cavender, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cavender, 710 East Page, has just finished his basic at Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, Texas, and is now taking his advanced training as a pilot at Ellington Field, Texas. A graduate of SHS, Cadet Cavender attended STC and completed his civilian pilot training at the Municipal airport here. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in June, 1943, and received orders to report to Kelley Field, Texas, on September 10 of that year. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Wednesday Evening, May 19, 1943, p. 7, Col. 1-2, Our Sons in the Service)
Lt. Leon W. Cavender, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cavender, 710 East Page, is completing his combat training with the Army Air Force heavy bombardment units at Geiger Field, Wash., and will be available soon as an expert pilot of a Flying Fortress. Lt. Cavender entered the service in June, 1943, and prior to that was a student. He had attended many Army technical schools and is considered to be an expert in his line. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Wednesday Evening, November 3, 1943, p. 3, Col. 1, Our Sons in the Service.)
Lt. Leon Cavender Reported Missing In European Area
The war department today reported that Second Lt. Leon W. Cavender, 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cavender, 710 East Page, is missing in action in the European area. The young lieutenant enlisted in the Army Air Corps in June 1942, and received orders to report to Kelly Field, Texas on September 10. He received his basic at Goodfellow Field, Texas and advanced at Ellington Field, Texas. He is a graduate of SHS and attended STC here and completed his civilian pilot's training at the Municipal airport here before going into uniform. (Springfield Leader-Press, Tuesday Evening, April 4, 1944)
LT. LEON W. CAVENDER
The body of Lt. Leon W. Cavender, pilot who was killed in action in Germany, February 24, 1944, will arrive here at 4:35 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Herman Lohmeyer chapel with the Rev. Fred Eastham of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in National cemetery, with military rites to be conducted at the grave by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. (Springfield Leader-Press, Springfield, MO, Wednesday Evening, February 9, 1949, p. 14, Col. 3)
Military Information: 2LT, US ARMY
B-17G, # 42-31180
Mission: Schweinfurt, Germany.
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant.
Under attack by ME-109 near Oldenburg, Germany
Members of the Clayton crew:
2Lt. Robert L. Clayton, Pilot, KIA.
2Lt. Leon Watson Cavender, Co-Pilot,KIA.
2Lt. John A. Gailbraith, Navigator, KIA.
2Lt. Paul Henson Alexander, Bombardier, POW.
Sgt. Herman W. Rahn, Radio Operator, KIA.
MSgt. Nathan T. Grant, Top Turret Gunner, KIA.
Sgt. Paul I. McDade, Ball Turret Gunner, KIA.
SSgt. Lewis O Lilly, Jr., Right Waist Gunner, KIA.
Samuel H. Smith, Left Waist Gunner, POW.
Sgt. Chester P. Zahaba, Tail Gunner, KIA.
Aviation Cadet Leon W. Cavender, 19, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cavender, 710 East Page, has just finished his basic at Goodfellow Field, San Angelo, Texas, and is now taking his advanced training as a pilot at Ellington Field, Texas. A graduate of SHS, Cadet Cavender attended STC and completed his civilian pilot training at the Municipal airport here. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in June, 1943, and received orders to report to Kelley Field, Texas, on September 10 of that year. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Wednesday Evening, May 19, 1943, p. 7, Col. 1-2, Our Sons in the Service)
Lt. Leon W. Cavender, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cavender, 710 East Page, is completing his combat training with the Army Air Force heavy bombardment units at Geiger Field, Wash., and will be available soon as an expert pilot of a Flying Fortress. Lt. Cavender entered the service in June, 1943, and prior to that was a student. He had attended many Army technical schools and is considered to be an expert in his line. (Springfield Leader & Press, Springfield, MO, Wednesday Evening, November 3, 1943, p. 3, Col. 1, Our Sons in the Service.)
Lt. Leon Cavender Reported Missing In European Area
The war department today reported that Second Lt. Leon W. Cavender, 19-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Cavender, 710 East Page, is missing in action in the European area. The young lieutenant enlisted in the Army Air Corps in June 1942, and received orders to report to Kelly Field, Texas on September 10. He received his basic at Goodfellow Field, Texas and advanced at Ellington Field, Texas. He is a graduate of SHS and attended STC here and completed his civilian pilot's training at the Municipal airport here before going into uniform. (Springfield Leader-Press, Tuesday Evening, April 4, 1944)
LT. LEON W. CAVENDER
The body of Lt. Leon W. Cavender, pilot who was killed in action in Germany, February 24, 1944, will arrive here at 4:35 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Herman Lohmeyer chapel with the Rev. Fred Eastham of First Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in National cemetery, with military rites to be conducted at the grave by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. (Springfield Leader-Press, Springfield, MO, Wednesday Evening, February 9, 1949, p. 14, Col. 3)
Military Information: 2LT, US ARMY
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LEON W
CAVENDER
MISSOURI
2D LT
326 AAF BOMB SQ
WORLD WAR II
OCTOBER 12 1923
FEBRUARY 24 1944
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