Hardy Leonard R.

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Leonard R. Hardy is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Villeneuve-sur-Auvers American Cemetery Memorial

Name:

Leonard R. Hardy

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

39682373

Unit:

454th Bomb Squadron, 323rd Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-09-28

State:

Utah

Cemetery:

Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Leonard R. Hardy was born on March 27, 1910. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II as a Technical Sergeant in the 454th Bomber Squadron, 323rd Bomber Group, Medium. He entered service in Utah. Crewmember of the B-26 Marauder "Little Lulu" which took off from the A-40 Airfield in Chartres and crashed just 4 km away due to unknown reasons. All five crewmembers perished in the crash. He died on September 28, 1944, was initially buried at Villeneuve-sur-Auvers in France and is now buried at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France.