Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Koos, Leonard Frank ‡
|
| Rank |
Flight Officer |
| Serial Number |
T-61937 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944. |
| Duty |
Co-pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date |
13 May 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 4814⇓ (50.910 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Baker, Charles Washington, Jr⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| Flt. Ofcr. Koos, Leonard Frank | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Gantert, Harold Francis⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Shaner, William Martin⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Snead, William Austin⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Gutierrez, Harry Louie⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Wennik, Henry Nicolas⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Soto, Salvador (NMI), Jr⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Hamilton, Harry Tobais⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Horne, Alva Steen⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
96⇗ |
27 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France |
Co-pilot |
42‑3440⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
97⇗ |
27 April 1944 |
Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France |
Co-pilot |
42‑107083⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
107⇗ |
13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory.
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Poznań, Poland |
Co-pilot |
42‑102548⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
While formation was under attack from enemy aircraft, plane left formation, dove directly down and disappeared through undercast; crashed near Zarnekla (7.5 miles S of Grimmen) Germany. MACR 4814
Sortie Report⇗ |
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