Memorial 1946, Gold Star Heroes [and] Honor Roll, pub. for St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woburn, Mass., by the Archdiocese of Boston, p. 41:
Warren was born in Bethel, Vermont, on November 22, 1922. He attended schools in Woburn [Mass.] and graduated at Woburn High in 1942. While in High School he pitched on the school baseball team and later played on many local teams.
Up to his entrance into the service he was employed at the Mass. Gear and Tool Co. But on September 12, 1942, he left to serve his country in the Army Air Force. His basic training was attained at Tyndall Field, Florida. Then he went to Scott Field in Illinois for special training in radio. He reached the rank of T/Sgt. and was sent overseas [Asiatic-Pacific] in Dec. 1942.
In September 11, 1944, he left Saipan [Marianas, approx. 1500 miles east of Manila] on an armed reconnaissance mission to the Marcus Islands [then Japanese owned, 1000 miles northeast of Saipan and 1000 miles southeast of Tokyo] and was reported missing in action on that date. His status remained the same till February 1946. [The ABMC lists his death as Sept. 13, 1944.] Warren was the holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 3 Oak-leaf clusters, an Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with 4 battle stars, and the Presidential Citation. [He was also awarded the Purple Heart (posthumously), and the ABMC verified the above awards.]
He is survived by his parents, Melvin A. and Grace Emery Leland, who make their present home [in] Stoneham [Mass.], but who formerly [lived in] Woburn. He also leaves behind eight brothers and two sisters. Another brother, [Allen F.], entered the Army from Lowell [Mass.] in Sept. 1943, and died in Germany on March 2, 1945.
Contribution by Leon Edmund Basile
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Warren served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator / Gunner on B-24J "Pistol Pakin Mamma" #42-72989, 38th Bomber Squadron, 30th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 12, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a industry clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-72989 took off, with a crew of 10, from Isley Field, Saipan on a Armed Reconnaissance mission looking for Japanese shipping aroung Marcus Island, south-east of Tokyo, Japan.
Not seeing any shipping they proceeded to bomb the Japanese installation on the Island. They were soon hit by ground anti-aircraft fire which caused the B-24 to start burning. Three were able to bailout before the B-24 crashed with only one survivor, 2nd Lt. Richard M. Smith who became a POW.
Warren was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11116615
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-72989:
Brabender, Rene W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Brodziak, Philip A ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
Chambers, William E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Dempster, Robert A, Jr 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Leland, Warren F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
McGee, Robert L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Robb, John L ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Sisko, Martin ~ T/Sgt, Radar Operator, NY
Thompson, George E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OR
2nd Lt. Richard M. Smith (Navigator) survived and became a POW of the Japanese. It is his story that is told above about what happened to the "Pistol Pakin Mamma".
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: Sherry SH
for submitting this record for bio updates and all the great photos at Honolulu!
~~~~~~~~~~
Another cenotaph with family links located at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Another cenotaph with family links located at Woodbine Cemetery.
Warren was born in Bethel, Vermont, on November 22, 1922. He attended schools in Woburn [Mass.] and graduated at Woburn High in 1942. While in High School he pitched on the school baseball team and later played on many local teams.
Up to his entrance into the service he was employed at the Mass. Gear and Tool Co. But on September 12, 1942, he left to serve his country in the Army Air Force. His basic training was attained at Tyndall Field, Florida. Then he went to Scott Field in Illinois for special training in radio. He reached the rank of T/Sgt. and was sent overseas [Asiatic-Pacific] in Dec. 1942.
In September 11, 1944, he left Saipan [Marianas, approx. 1500 miles east of Manila] on an armed reconnaissance mission to the Marcus Islands [then Japanese owned, 1000 miles northeast of Saipan and 1000 miles southeast of Tokyo] and was reported missing in action on that date. His status remained the same till February 1946. [The ABMC lists his death as Sept. 13, 1944.] Warren was the holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 3 Oak-leaf clusters, an Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with 4 battle stars, and the Presidential Citation. [He was also awarded the Purple Heart (posthumously), and the ABMC verified the above awards.]
He is survived by his parents, Melvin A. and Grace Emery Leland, who make their present home [in] Stoneham [Mass.], but who formerly [lived in] Woburn. He also leaves behind eight brothers and two sisters. Another brother, [Allen F.], entered the Army from Lowell [Mass.] in Sept. 1943, and died in Germany on March 2, 1945.
Contribution by Leon Edmund Basile
~~~~~~~~~~
Warren served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator / Gunner on B-24J "Pistol Pakin Mamma" #42-72989, 38th Bomber Squadron, 30th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 12, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a industry clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-72989 took off, with a crew of 10, from Isley Field, Saipan on a Armed Reconnaissance mission looking for Japanese shipping aroung Marcus Island, south-east of Tokyo, Japan.
Not seeing any shipping they proceeded to bomb the Japanese installation on the Island. They were soon hit by ground anti-aircraft fire which caused the B-24 to start burning. Three were able to bailout before the B-24 crashed with only one survivor, 2nd Lt. Richard M. Smith who became a POW.
Warren was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11116615
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-72989:
Brabender, Rene W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Brodziak, Philip A ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
Chambers, William E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Dempster, Robert A, Jr 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Leland, Warren F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
McGee, Robert L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Robb, John L ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Sisko, Martin ~ T/Sgt, Radar Operator, NY
Thompson, George E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OR
2nd Lt. Richard M. Smith (Navigator) survived and became a POW of the Japanese. It is his story that is told above about what happened to the "Pistol Pakin Mamma".
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: Sherry SH
for submitting this record for bio updates and all the great photos at Honolulu!
~~~~~~~~~~
Another cenotaph with family links located at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Another cenotaph with family links located at Woodbine Cemetery.
Memorial 1946, Gold Star Heroes [and] Honor Roll, pub. for St. Charles Borromeo Church, Woburn, Mass., by the Archdiocese of Boston, p. 41:
Warren was born in Bethel, Vermont, on November 22, 1922. He attended schools in Woburn [Mass.] and graduated at Woburn High in 1942. While in High School he pitched on the school baseball team and later played on many local teams.
Up to his entrance into the service he was employed at the Mass. Gear and Tool Co. But on September 12, 1942, he left to serve his country in the Army Air Force. His basic training was attained at Tyndall Field, Florida. Then he went to Scott Field in Illinois for special training in radio. He reached the rank of T/Sgt. and was sent overseas [Asiatic-Pacific] in Dec. 1942.
In September 11, 1944, he left Saipan [Marianas, approx. 1500 miles east of Manila] on an armed reconnaissance mission to the Marcus Islands [then Japanese owned, 1000 miles northeast of Saipan and 1000 miles southeast of Tokyo] and was reported missing in action on that date. His status remained the same till February 1946. [The ABMC lists his death as Sept. 13, 1944.] Warren was the holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 3 Oak-leaf clusters, an Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with 4 battle stars, and the Presidential Citation. [He was also awarded the Purple Heart (posthumously), and the ABMC verified the above awards.]
He is survived by his parents, Melvin A. and Grace Emery Leland, who make their present home [in] Stoneham [Mass.], but who formerly [lived in] Woburn. He also leaves behind eight brothers and two sisters. Another brother, [Allen F.], entered the Army from Lowell [Mass.] in Sept. 1943, and died in Germany on March 2, 1945.
Contribution by Leon Edmund Basile
~~~~~~~~~~
Warren served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator / Gunner on B-24J "Pistol Pakin Mamma" #42-72989, 38th Bomber Squadron, 30th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 12, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a industry clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-72989 took off, with a crew of 10, from Isley Field, Saipan on a Armed Reconnaissance mission looking for Japanese shipping aroung Marcus Island, south-east of Tokyo, Japan.
Not seeing any shipping they proceeded to bomb the Japanese installation on the Island. They were soon hit by ground anti-aircraft fire which caused the B-24 to start burning. Three were able to bailout before the B-24 crashed with only one survivor, 2nd Lt. Richard M. Smith who became a POW.
Warren was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11116615
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-72989:
Brabender, Rene W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Brodziak, Philip A ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
Chambers, William E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Dempster, Robert A, Jr 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Leland, Warren F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
McGee, Robert L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Robb, John L ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Sisko, Martin ~ T/Sgt, Radar Operator, NY
Thompson, George E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OR
2nd Lt. Richard M. Smith (Navigator) survived and became a POW of the Japanese. It is his story that is told above about what happened to the "Pistol Pakin Mamma".
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: Sherry SH
for submitting this record for bio updates and all the great photos at Honolulu!
~~~~~~~~~~
Another cenotaph with family links located at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Another cenotaph with family links located at Woodbine Cemetery.
Warren was born in Bethel, Vermont, on November 22, 1922. He attended schools in Woburn [Mass.] and graduated at Woburn High in 1942. While in High School he pitched on the school baseball team and later played on many local teams.
Up to his entrance into the service he was employed at the Mass. Gear and Tool Co. But on September 12, 1942, he left to serve his country in the Army Air Force. His basic training was attained at Tyndall Field, Florida. Then he went to Scott Field in Illinois for special training in radio. He reached the rank of T/Sgt. and was sent overseas [Asiatic-Pacific] in Dec. 1942.
In September 11, 1944, he left Saipan [Marianas, approx. 1500 miles east of Manila] on an armed reconnaissance mission to the Marcus Islands [then Japanese owned, 1000 miles northeast of Saipan and 1000 miles southeast of Tokyo] and was reported missing in action on that date. His status remained the same till February 1946. [The ABMC lists his death as Sept. 13, 1944.] Warren was the holder of the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 3 Oak-leaf clusters, an Asiatic-Pacific ribbon with 4 battle stars, and the Presidential Citation. [He was also awarded the Purple Heart (posthumously), and the ABMC verified the above awards.]
He is survived by his parents, Melvin A. and Grace Emery Leland, who make their present home [in] Stoneham [Mass.], but who formerly [lived in] Woburn. He also leaves behind eight brothers and two sisters. Another brother, [Allen F.], entered the Army from Lowell [Mass.] in Sept. 1943, and died in Germany on March 2, 1945.
Contribution by Leon Edmund Basile
~~~~~~~~~~
Warren served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator / Gunner on B-24J "Pistol Pakin Mamma" #42-72989, 38th Bomber Squadron, 30th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Middlesex County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 12, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a industry clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24J #42-72989 took off, with a crew of 10, from Isley Field, Saipan on a Armed Reconnaissance mission looking for Japanese shipping aroung Marcus Island, south-east of Tokyo, Japan.
Not seeing any shipping they proceeded to bomb the Japanese installation on the Island. They were soon hit by ground anti-aircraft fire which caused the B-24 to start burning. Three were able to bailout before the B-24 crashed with only one survivor, 2nd Lt. Richard M. Smith who became a POW.
Warren was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 11116615
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-72989:
Brabender, Rene W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, PA
Brodziak, Philip A ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
Chambers, William E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Dempster, Robert A, Jr 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Leland, Warren F ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
McGee, Robert L ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, NC
Robb, John L ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Sisko, Martin ~ T/Sgt, Radar Operator, NY
Thompson, George E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, OR
2nd Lt. Richard M. Smith (Navigator) survived and became a POW of the Japanese. It is his story that is told above about what happened to the "Pistol Pakin Mamma".
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: Sherry SH
for submitting this record for bio updates and all the great photos at Honolulu!
~~~~~~~~~~
Another cenotaph with family links located at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.
Another cenotaph with family links located at Woodbine Cemetery.
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