The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

D. MEA Chandler

816th

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Army serial number
34021808
Sources
macr-crew
Flags. known only from an OCR crew list; name may be misread

Aboard a lost aircraft

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 13: CHANDLER ,Leonard D., Sr · 1 March 1945
AFMPA-1
13471
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
Name of crew member:
CHANDLER ,Leonard D., Sr.
Rank:
s/Sgt.
Serial number:
34021809
Position: Crew (Bomber)
:
F
Did he bail out ?
No.
Where?
-
If not, why not? CRASH LANDIN, WAS pLANNEd.
Last contact or conversation just prior to'or at time of loss of plane NONE
NO KnowLEdgE
Was he injured? KiLLEdiN LANdiNg OR by NEARby ARTILLERY FIRE.
Where was he when last seen? A IN the pLANE IN CRASH LANDING positions
Any hearsay information:
PARTISANS informed ME that this MEmbER of
DREW WAS buried at the following coordinates 16010" E x 44 48 "N.
these COORDiNAtES WERE taken from A standard ESCAPE MAB
used by ALL combat CREWS in 15th AiR FORCE. BOSANSKA KeupA
is LOCALEd within ONE MILE of these coordinates.
Source: NAtiVE PARtiSANS of YogosLAuiA.
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition: EXACT CAUSE
of dEAth unknown. BELIEVEd to hAVE bEEN killed by
CRASH LANdiNG OR ARTILLERY fire from NEARY hiLLs.
Total number of missions of above crew member : No KnowLEdgE
Dates and destinations if possible: ApriL i, 1945
MARiboR, Gogoslavia ANd RETURN to FoggiA Italy
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 13471, page 13 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Casualty questionnaire, page 20 · 1 March 1945
AFP2A-
13471
INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
Name OF crew member:
CHANDLER ,Leonard D.,Sr.
Rank:
s/Sgt.
Serial number:
34021809
Position: Crew (Bomber)
Did he bail out?
Where.
If not, why not?
Last contact or conversation just prior to'or at time of loss of plane :
Was he injured?
Where was he when last seen?
Any hearsay information:
Source:
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition:
Total number of missions of above crew member:
Dates and destinations if possible:
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 13471, page 20 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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