Name | Kelly, Leonard Joseph ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 39173397 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
Duty | Flexible Gunner |
MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
Last Duty Date | 23 September 1943 |
Results | Evaded Capture |
Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 29 July 1943 per General Orders #84, Headquarters 1st Bomb Wing dated 10 August 1943. |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 748⇓ (24.645 MB) Escape & Evasion Report # 336⇓ (Filesize N/A) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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Flt. Ofcr. Bishop, Charles W, "CHICK"⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Ulrey, Edgar Ellsworth⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Grimaldi, Anthony Joseph⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Yee, Wilbert Y K⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Morton, Cecil Gordon⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Edman, Bruno Edwin⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Kalas, Joseph Markus⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Parks, Howard David⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Kelly, Leonard Joseph | Flexible Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Yeater, James Thomas⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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3⇗ | 26 June 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30030⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
8⇗ | 14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
11⇗ | 28 July 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Engine Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29700⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with #2 engine supercharger trouble. Sortie Report⇗ |
12⇗ | 29 July 1943 |
Target: Naval Base Type: Military Location: Kiel, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30030⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
14⇗ | 12 August 1943 |
Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant Type: Industry Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑30039⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
18⇗ | 27 August 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Watten, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑29914⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
19⇗ | 31 August 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 41‑24507⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back with #1 engine very rough and #3 engine oil pressure dropped 40 lbs. Sortie Report⇗ |
20⇗ | 3 September 1943 |
Target: Air Park and Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
21⇗ | 6 September 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Stuttgart, Germany |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed at Grafton Underwood. Sortie Report⇗ |
22⇗ | 7 September 1943 |
Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
23⇗ | 9 September 1943 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
24⇗ | 16 September 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River) Type: Transportation Location: Nantes, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3459⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back; unable to locate formation after passing through cloud layer. Sortie Report⇗ |
25⇗ | 23 September 1943 |
Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner | 42‑3459⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down by enemy aircraft shortly after crossing the coast of France, crashed near Pontivy, France; MACR 748. Co-pilot Ritt was pilot of a newly assigned crew, flying his first orientation mission. Sortie Report⇗ |