Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Murphy, Leo Ambrose ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-734727 ‡ |
| 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 |
Bombardier |
| MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
| Last Duty Date |
12 June 1943 |
| Results |
Killed In Flying Accident
Final Resting Place or Memorial: New York, "non-cemetery" burial |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Accident Report # 43-06-12-502⇓ (29.679 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Kowalski, Ellwood David⇗ | Pilot | KIFA |
| 2nd Lt. Bell, Joseph W⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Eggers, Samuel Andrew, Jr⇗ | Navigator | KIFA |
| 2nd Lt. Murphy, Leo Ambrose | Bombardier | KIFA |
| S/SGT. Blaise, Jean LeRoy⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIFA |
| S/SGT. Bossinger, George Alpheus⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | EV |
| SGT. Penick, Eugene Walker⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Majors, Hugh David⇗ | Tail Gunner | TR |
| SGT. Hardin, David Jackson⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. McKnight, Harry Alvin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 0
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
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12 June 1943 |
None
Non-combat sortie |
Bombardier |
42‑30036⇗ |
Crashed due to a collision with aircraft 42‑30131 on short final while landing at Grafton Underwood after a training mission. Pilot (2Lt Ellwood Kowalski) executed a pull-up maneuver upon observing red light from control tower and struck aircraft 42‑30131 (pilot 2Lt F Witt) which was just above. All five crew aboard Kowalski's aircraft were killed: crew aboard Lt Witt's aircraft survived uninjured. Aircraft 42‑30036 was not following established traffic pattern prior to collision.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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