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Leonardo Panella Jr.
LTJG · USNR
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Leonardo Panella Jr.
LTJG · USNR
11/23/1942 – 01/01/1946
Service Details
School / Education
Nichols/Tufts
Pilot Designation
Naval Aviator
Highest Designation
Purple Heart
Service Years
11/23/1942 – 01/01/1946
Theaters of Service
WWII
Aircraft Flown
Duty Assignments
NAS Whidbey Island
VB-136 Flt.Air Wing9
NAS San Pedro, CA
Achievements & Story
Valedictorian Nichols Jr. College. Shot down 1944 and held as a POW until 1945 in Russia. Led out by Maj Paul Hall, USA, along with 130 others. Housing Board Member.