Leo served as a Staff Sergeant on B29-5-BW Superfortress "Defiant L-assie" #42-6280, 678th Bomber Squadron, 444th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Queens County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on November 12, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
He was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant on August 1, 1944.
Leo was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, while on a bombing mission over Northern China, struck a mountainside near Fuling, China during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on November 2, 1949.
Service # 32627624
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-6280:
Ault, Kenneth D ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Nebraska
Becking, Herbert H ~ T/Sgt, California
Bemish, Louis J ~ 1st Lt, New York
Boe, Arnold M ~ 2nd Lt, Michigan
Boss, Donald R ~ LTC, New York
Cabral, Robert W ~ S/Sgt, California
Catron, Cleo D ~ S/Sgt, Indiana
Fansler, Dahl M ~ S/Sgt, Washington
Levine, Leo W ~ S/Sgt, New York
McCarthy, Charles R ~ S/Sgt, New Jersey
Shields, Samuel J ~ 2nd Lt, Texas
Vannoy, Edward L ~ Maj, Pilot, Texas
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Queens County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on November 12, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
He was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant on August 1, 1944.
Leo was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, while on a bombing mission over Northern China, struck a mountainside near Fuling, China during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on November 2, 1949.
Service # 32627624
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-6280:
Ault, Kenneth D ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Nebraska
Becking, Herbert H ~ T/Sgt, California
Bemish, Louis J ~ 1st Lt, New York
Boe, Arnold M ~ 2nd Lt, Michigan
Boss, Donald R ~ LTC, New York
Cabral, Robert W ~ S/Sgt, California
Catron, Cleo D ~ S/Sgt, Indiana
Fansler, Dahl M ~ S/Sgt, Washington
Levine, Leo W ~ S/Sgt, New York
McCarthy, Charles R ~ S/Sgt, New Jersey
Shields, Samuel J ~ 2nd Lt, Texas
Vannoy, Edward L ~ Maj, Pilot, Texas
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Leo served as a Staff Sergeant on B29-5-BW Superfortress "Defiant L-assie" #42-6280, 678th Bomber Squadron, 444th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Queens County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on November 12, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
He was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant on August 1, 1944.
Leo was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, while on a bombing mission over Northern China, struck a mountainside near Fuling, China during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on November 2, 1949.
Service # 32627624
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-6280:
Ault, Kenneth D ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Nebraska
Becking, Herbert H ~ T/Sgt, California
Bemish, Louis J ~ 1st Lt, New York
Boe, Arnold M ~ 2nd Lt, Michigan
Boss, Donald R ~ LTC, New York
Cabral, Robert W ~ S/Sgt, California
Catron, Cleo D ~ S/Sgt, Indiana
Fansler, Dahl M ~ S/Sgt, Washington
Levine, Leo W ~ S/Sgt, New York
McCarthy, Charles R ~ S/Sgt, New Jersey
Shields, Samuel J ~ 2nd Lt, Texas
Vannoy, Edward L ~ Maj, Pilot, Texas
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Queens County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on November 12, 1942 in New York City, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
He was promoted to the rank of Staff Sergeant on August 1, 1944.
Leo was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, while on a bombing mission over Northern China, struck a mountainside near Fuling, China during the war. He was awarded a Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on November 2, 1949.
Service # 32627624
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-6280:
Ault, Kenneth D ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Nebraska
Becking, Herbert H ~ T/Sgt, California
Bemish, Louis J ~ 1st Lt, New York
Boe, Arnold M ~ 2nd Lt, Michigan
Boss, Donald R ~ LTC, New York
Cabral, Robert W ~ S/Sgt, California
Catron, Cleo D ~ S/Sgt, Indiana
Fansler, Dahl M ~ S/Sgt, Washington
Levine, Leo W ~ S/Sgt, New York
McCarthy, Charles R ~ S/Sgt, New Jersey
Shields, Samuel J ~ 2nd Lt, Texas
Vannoy, Edward L ~ Maj, Pilot, Texas
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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SSGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
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