O'Hara, Leonard William
Personal Information
Rank | P/O |
Forename(s) | Leonard William |
Surname | O'Hara |
Gender | M |
Age | 24 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 16-09-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Leonard Francis O'Hara and Catherine Agnes O'Hara (née Friel) of Des Moines, Iowa. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Short Stirling I |
Serial Number | BF353 |
Markings | LS-E |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Runnymede Memorial |
Grave Reference | Panel 71. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 220 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 112290 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 3 |
Squadron | 15 (XV) |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Miscellaneous Information
Born 2 August 1918 in Des Moines, Iowa. |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/42 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/203/41 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 16-09-1942 |
End Date | 17-09-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bourn |
Day/Night Raid | Night (42% moon) |
Operation | Essen. 369 aircraft, 39 losses (10.6%). Bombing was scattered but this was a successful raid on a difficult target. Considerable damage sustained at the strategic Krupps works and bombs also fell in neighbouring Wuppertal and Bochum |
Reason for Loss | Crashed into the Ijsselmeer, NW of Harderwijk |