Monuments
B-17 (42-30105) 'Slightly Dangerous' Memorial
B-17 (42-30105) 'Slightly Dangerous' Crash Site Marker
Name:
Leonard A. Budnik
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
36257844
Unit:
412th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-07-10
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
A
Row:
4
Grave:
41
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt Leonard A. Budnik was the belly gunner of the B-17 42-30105 “Slightly Dangerous” when it took off from station 119 Horham, Suffolk, UK at 0600 on a mission to Le Bourget. At 0815 it was shot down by German fighters. With two of its engines on fire, part of the crew managed to jump before it exploded in midair and crashed in the village of St-Didier-des-Bois.