76 Squadron (Resolute). Halifax aircraft DT 575 took off from Linton-on-Ouse, England for a trip over enemy territory and crashed one mile from Pierrepont Meuse on the France Belgium Border. FS F.O. Ross, Sergeants S.H.C. Brown (RAF), B.J. Clinging (RAF), F.C. Fidgeon (RAF), J. Strachan (RAF), and B.W. Wedderburn (RAF) were also killed. This was Sergeant Jonasson's third op.
Jonasson, Leonard Norman (Sergeant)
Killed in Action 1943-April-17
Birth Date: 1926-January-17
Born: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Parents: Son of Otto Jonasson, and of Asrun Jonasson, of Point Roberts, Washington, United States.
Spouse:
Home: Pilot Mound, Manitoba
Enlistment: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Enlistment Date: 1942-August-05
Service
RCAF
Unit
76 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Resolute
Base
Linton-on-Ouse
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Air Gunner
Service Numbers
R/180403
Target
PIlsen Czechoslovakia
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
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