Name:
Leo A. Carey
Rank:
Flight Officer
Serial Number:
T-121804
Unit:
703rd Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomb Group (H)
Date of Death:
1944-04-13
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
Henri Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
G
Row:
7
Grave:
61
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Crashed near Hupperdange, Luxembourg
From Find a Grave:
LEO A. CAREY, Light Officer
Service #s: T-121804 / 0-542523
B-24 Bombardier
445th BG / 703rd BS
Accident Aircraft Info:
Serialnumber: 41-29132
Type: B-24H
Destination: Oberfaffenhafen, Germany
MACR: 3830
Quote for surviving aircrew member:
"We were attacked by a German fighter in Belgium and our left engine caught fire. We had to leave the aircraft. Flight Officer was killed by parts of the plane that blew up immediately after abandoning the ship."