Andrew Leiers – Individual Casualty Questionnaire by Lloyd W. Boling

AFPPA-11
File No 9355

Individual Casualty Questionnaire

Name of crew member: Leiers, Andrew (NMI)
Rank: Sgt
Serial Number: 37381232
Position: Crew (Bomber): BTG

Did he bail out? No

Where?

If not, why not? trapped in ball turret

Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane: Reported to pilot no 2 enhine on fire

Was he injured? Killed

Where was he last seen? In shed at farmhouse

Any hearsay information: …

Source: …

Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition: power was probably cut off from turret as we had about 9 direct hits, trapped in turret

Total number of missions of above crew member: 12

Dates and destinations if possible: …

6-3861, AF

Missing Air Crew Report Number 9355, National Archives, College Park, MD.

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