Leonard served as a Private, Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Outgamie County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 14, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Leonard was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Leonard was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on June 2, 1948.
Service # 16156987
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Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
Note: The listing shown to the right displays the wrong Earl Williams.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Outgamie County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 14, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Leonard was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Leonard was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on June 2, 1948.
Service # 16156987
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
Note: The listing shown to the right displays the wrong Earl Williams.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Leonard served as a Private, Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regt, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Outgamie County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 14, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Leonard was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Leonard was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on June 2, 1948.
Service # 16156987
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
Note: The listing shown to the right displays the wrong Earl Williams.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Outgamie County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on December 14, 1942 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
Leonard was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Leonard was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on June 2, 1948.
Service # 16156987
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
Note: The listing shown to the right displays the wrong Earl Williams.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Wisconsin, Pvt, 501 Prcht Inf, World War II
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