Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until April 16, 1946, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
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Son of Aurore C. Dutil who resided in Biddeford, Maine.
Leo served as a Corporal & Gunner on B-29 #42-24821, 398th Bomber Squadron, 504th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in York County, Maine prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 21, 1943 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Leo was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-29 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in the sea near Kanagwa during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 31323378
The entire crew perished during this flight.
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24821:
Atkinson, Maxwell M, Jr ~ Sgt, Engineer, SC
Austerman, Everett E ~ Corp, Gunner, IN
Barlow, Elmer H, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Barr, Charles A ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, NJ
Boughton, Kenneth ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OK
Dutil, Leo P R ~ Corp, Gunner, ME
Knell, David M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CT
Muray, Bernard J ~ Corp, Radio Operator, OH
Panken, Horace J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Rutshaw, Leonard H ~ Corp, Gunner, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Son of Aurore C. Dutil who resided in Biddeford, Maine.
Leo served as a Corporal & Gunner on B-29 #42-24821, 398th Bomber Squadron, 504th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in York County, Maine prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 21, 1943 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Leo was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-29 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in the sea near Kanagwa during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 31323378
The entire crew perished during this flight.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24821:
Atkinson, Maxwell M, Jr ~ Sgt, Engineer, SC
Austerman, Everett E ~ Corp, Gunner, IN
Barlow, Elmer H, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Barr, Charles A ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, NJ
Boughton, Kenneth ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OK
Dutil, Leo P R ~ Corp, Gunner, ME
Knell, David M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CT
Muray, Bernard J ~ Corp, Radio Operator, OH
Panken, Horace J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Rutshaw, Leonard H ~ Corp, Gunner, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until April 16, 1946, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Son of Aurore C. Dutil who resided in Biddeford, Maine.
Leo served as a Corporal & Gunner on B-29 #42-24821, 398th Bomber Squadron, 504th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in York County, Maine prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 21, 1943 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Leo was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-29 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in the sea near Kanagwa during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 31323378
The entire crew perished during this flight.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24821:
Atkinson, Maxwell M, Jr ~ Sgt, Engineer, SC
Austerman, Everett E ~ Corp, Gunner, IN
Barlow, Elmer H, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Barr, Charles A ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, NJ
Boughton, Kenneth ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OK
Dutil, Leo P R ~ Corp, Gunner, ME
Knell, David M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CT
Muray, Bernard J ~ Corp, Radio Operator, OH
Panken, Horace J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Rutshaw, Leonard H ~ Corp, Gunner, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Son of Aurore C. Dutil who resided in Biddeford, Maine.
Leo served as a Corporal & Gunner on B-29 #42-24821, 398th Bomber Squadron, 504th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in York County, Maine prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on June 21, 1943 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Leo was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-29 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in the sea near Kanagwa during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 31323378
The entire crew perished during this flight.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-24821:
Atkinson, Maxwell M, Jr ~ Sgt, Engineer, SC
Austerman, Everett E ~ Corp, Gunner, IN
Barlow, Elmer H, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Barr, Charles A ~ 2nd Lt, Radar Operator, NJ
Boughton, Kenneth ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OK
Dutil, Leo P R ~ Corp, Gunner, ME
Knell, David M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CT
Muray, Bernard J ~ Corp, Radio Operator, OH
Panken, Horace J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
Rutshaw, Leonard H ~ Corp, Gunner, IL
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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