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Land Leonard Robert "Bob"

Name:
Leonard Robert "Bob" Land
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-677784
Unit:
15th Squadron, 4th Combat Cargo Group
Date of Death:
1945-04-13
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Texas
Plot:
Walls of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Hear
Comments:

Leonard Robert "Bob" Land was born on June 11, 1919. He resided in Dallas County, Texas prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 8, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Driver and also as Married. Leonard served as a Captain and Pilot on C-46D #42-101221, 15th Squadron, 4th Combat Cargo Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

C-46D #42-101221 took off, with a crew of 4, from Chittagong, India on a cargo flight to Meiktila, Burma. They last contacted the base at Chittagong when they were about 20 minutes east of Chittagong. They were not heard from or seen again. There were heavy thunderstorms in the area which may have caused them to crash, it was April 13, 1945. Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until April 14, 1946, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. He also has a cenotaph located in Laurel Land Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA.

CPT Land was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov