Leonard T. Gokey was born in 1922 in Michigan. He resided in Muskegon County, Michigan prior to the war. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 12, 1940, prior to the war, at Chanute Field, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of bakery products and also as Single, without dependents.

Leonard served in the 860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, H860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner on the B-17 #44-6513 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on April 9, 1945, when his airplane was hit by an enemy flak and crashed near Munich, Germany. All men aboard were killed as a result of the crash.

SSgt Gokey's remains were never recovered and he was declared Missing in Action. His name is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing, Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France.

B-17 #44-6513 crew:
Doine, Robert J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, Wisconsin
Gokey, Leonard T ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Michigan
Julianelle, John R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Connecticut
Kurnick, Daniel ~ Sgt, Bombardier, New York
Millan, William W, Jr ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, Virginia
Morrison, Bernard C ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, Washington
O'Rourke, Frank B ~ Sgt, Radar Operator, Pennsylvania
Reisenburger, Stanley ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New York
Silverman, John E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Wisconsin
Walton, Herbert D ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, California

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