United States Social Security Death Index
Age 63
Given Name Leonard
Surname Ianson
Birth Date 30 Sep 1913
State Illinois
Last Place of Residence Lake, Illinois
Previous Residence Postal Code 60085
Event Date Feb 1976
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United States, World War II Prisoners of War:
Name Leonard G Ianson
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 22 May 1944
Event Place Germany
Residence State Illinois
Race White
Military Service Ac: Air Corps
Military Status Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
Military Service Branch Army
Parent Military Unit Group/Regiment/Commands/System
Subordinate Military Unit Bombardment, Light
Military Rank Major or Asst. superintendent of nurses or Director of nurses or Director of dietitians or Director of physical therapy aides or Staff Sergeant or Technician 3d Grade or Lt. Commander or Petty Officer, 2nd Class
Destination Place Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Service Number 36700192
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263907
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CONFIRM DEATH OF ZION FLYER, MISSING EARLIER
Deceased Name: Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson
Chicago Tribune - Thursday, July 13, 1944
Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson, 31, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ianson of 2922 Gilboa av., Zion, was killed May 22 on a flight over Germany in an army, bomber, his parents were informed yesterday thru the International Red Cross. He previously had been reported missing. He had been in the air forces since October, 1942, and went to England in January, 1944, as a bombardier-gunner. Before he entered the army he worked for the Oakes Products company in North Chicago. He was a brother of Lyle Ianson, 23, an army sergeant in the Southwest Pacific, and Claire, 25, a private in the Mediterranean area.
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REPORTED DEAD, FLYER TURNS UP IN NAZIS' HANDS - Sgt. Ianson Downed Over France Last May 22.
Chicago Tribune - Thursday, September 7, 1944
Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson, 30, of 2922 Gilboa av., Zion, bomber gunner who was reported killed in action over France, is in a Nazi prison camp, his wife, Dorothy, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ianson, learned yesterday when they received a letter which he had written from the camp June 4.
Sgt. Ianson was placed on the missing list May 22 and reported dead July 11. At the request of Mrs. Ianson, a war worker, the Waukegan Red Cross chapter agreed to seek further information of Sgt. Ianson.
Memorial services were held for him last July and a gold star was placed alongside his name in a ceremony at the honor roll in downtown Zion.
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ZION SOLDIER, REPORTED DEAD, IS NAZI CAPTIVE
Chicago Tribune (IL)) - Wednesday, September 20, 1944
Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson, 30, an army bombardier who was reported killed in action, is a prisoner of war in Germany, his wife, Dorothy, of 2922 Gilboa av., Zion, was notified yesterday by the war department. June 4, she was notified that Ianson was missing in action May 22 over France, and July 11 she received word that he had been killed May 22. Sept. 6, she received a letter which he wrote June 4, telling her he was a prisoner. Mrs. Ianson said she continued to worry, however, until his letter was verified yesterday.
Age 63
Given Name Leonard
Surname Ianson
Birth Date 30 Sep 1913
State Illinois
Last Place of Residence Lake, Illinois
Previous Residence Postal Code 60085
Event Date Feb 1976
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United States, World War II Prisoners of War:
Name Leonard G Ianson
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 22 May 1944
Event Place Germany
Residence State Illinois
Race White
Military Service Ac: Air Corps
Military Status Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
Military Service Branch Army
Parent Military Unit Group/Regiment/Commands/System
Subordinate Military Unit Bombardment, Light
Military Rank Major or Asst. superintendent of nurses or Director of nurses or Director of dietitians or Director of physical therapy aides or Staff Sergeant or Technician 3d Grade or Lt. Commander or Petty Officer, 2nd Class
Destination Place Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Service Number 36700192
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263907
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CONFIRM DEATH OF ZION FLYER, MISSING EARLIER
Deceased Name: Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson
Chicago Tribune - Thursday, July 13, 1944
Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson, 31, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ianson of 2922 Gilboa av., Zion, was killed May 22 on a flight over Germany in an army, bomber, his parents were informed yesterday thru the International Red Cross. He previously had been reported missing. He had been in the air forces since October, 1942, and went to England in January, 1944, as a bombardier-gunner. Before he entered the army he worked for the Oakes Products company in North Chicago. He was a brother of Lyle Ianson, 23, an army sergeant in the Southwest Pacific, and Claire, 25, a private in the Mediterranean area.
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REPORTED DEAD, FLYER TURNS UP IN NAZIS' HANDS - Sgt. Ianson Downed Over France Last May 22.
Chicago Tribune - Thursday, September 7, 1944
Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson, 30, of 2922 Gilboa av., Zion, bomber gunner who was reported killed in action over France, is in a Nazi prison camp, his wife, Dorothy, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ianson, learned yesterday when they received a letter which he had written from the camp June 4.
Sgt. Ianson was placed on the missing list May 22 and reported dead July 11. At the request of Mrs. Ianson, a war worker, the Waukegan Red Cross chapter agreed to seek further information of Sgt. Ianson.
Memorial services were held for him last July and a gold star was placed alongside his name in a ceremony at the honor roll in downtown Zion.
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ZION SOLDIER, REPORTED DEAD, IS NAZI CAPTIVE
Chicago Tribune (IL)) - Wednesday, September 20, 1944
Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson, 30, an army bombardier who was reported killed in action, is a prisoner of war in Germany, his wife, Dorothy, of 2922 Gilboa av., Zion, was notified yesterday by the war department. June 4, she was notified that Ianson was missing in action May 22 over France, and July 11 she received word that he had been killed May 22. Sept. 6, she received a letter which he wrote June 4, telling her he was a prisoner. Mrs. Ianson said she continued to worry, however, until his letter was verified yesterday.
United States Social Security Death Index
Age 63
Given Name Leonard
Surname Ianson
Birth Date 30 Sep 1913
State Illinois
Last Place of Residence Lake, Illinois
Previous Residence Postal Code 60085
Event Date Feb 1976
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United States, World War II Prisoners of War:
Name Leonard G Ianson
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 22 May 1944
Event Place Germany
Residence State Illinois
Race White
Military Service Ac: Air Corps
Military Status Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
Military Service Branch Army
Parent Military Unit Group/Regiment/Commands/System
Subordinate Military Unit Bombardment, Light
Military Rank Major or Asst. superintendent of nurses or Director of nurses or Director of dietitians or Director of physical therapy aides or Staff Sergeant or Technician 3d Grade or Lt. Commander or Petty Officer, 2nd Class
Destination Place Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Service Number 36700192
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263907
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CONFIRM DEATH OF ZION FLYER, MISSING EARLIER
Deceased Name: Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson
Chicago Tribune - Thursday, July 13, 1944
Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson, 31, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ianson of 2922 Gilboa av., Zion, was killed May 22 on a flight over Germany in an army, bomber, his parents were informed yesterday thru the International Red Cross. He previously had been reported missing. He had been in the air forces since October, 1942, and went to England in January, 1944, as a bombardier-gunner. Before he entered the army he worked for the Oakes Products company in North Chicago. He was a brother of Lyle Ianson, 23, an army sergeant in the Southwest Pacific, and Claire, 25, a private in the Mediterranean area.
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REPORTED DEAD, FLYER TURNS UP IN NAZIS' HANDS - Sgt. Ianson Downed Over France Last May 22.
Chicago Tribune - Thursday, September 7, 1944
Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson, 30, of 2922 Gilboa av., Zion, bomber gunner who was reported killed in action over France, is in a Nazi prison camp, his wife, Dorothy, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ianson, learned yesterday when they received a letter which he had written from the camp June 4.
Sgt. Ianson was placed on the missing list May 22 and reported dead July 11. At the request of Mrs. Ianson, a war worker, the Waukegan Red Cross chapter agreed to seek further information of Sgt. Ianson.
Memorial services were held for him last July and a gold star was placed alongside his name in a ceremony at the honor roll in downtown Zion.
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ZION SOLDIER, REPORTED DEAD, IS NAZI CAPTIVE
Chicago Tribune (IL)) - Wednesday, September 20, 1944
Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson, 30, an army bombardier who was reported killed in action, is a prisoner of war in Germany, his wife, Dorothy, of 2922 Gilboa av., Zion, was notified yesterday by the war department. June 4, she was notified that Ianson was missing in action May 22 over France, and July 11 she received word that he had been killed May 22. Sept. 6, she received a letter which he wrote June 4, telling her he was a prisoner. Mrs. Ianson said she continued to worry, however, until his letter was verified yesterday.
Age 63
Given Name Leonard
Surname Ianson
Birth Date 30 Sep 1913
State Illinois
Last Place of Residence Lake, Illinois
Previous Residence Postal Code 60085
Event Date Feb 1976
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
United States, World War II Prisoners of War:
Name Leonard G Ianson
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 22 May 1944
Event Place Germany
Residence State Illinois
Race White
Military Service Ac: Air Corps
Military Status Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
Military Service Branch Army
Parent Military Unit Group/Regiment/Commands/System
Subordinate Military Unit Bombardment, Light
Military Rank Major or Asst. superintendent of nurses or Director of nurses or Director of dietitians or Director of physical therapy aides or Staff Sergeant or Technician 3d Grade or Lt. Commander or Petty Officer, 2nd Class
Destination Place Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16
Service Number 36700192
Affiliate ARC Identifier 1263907
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CONFIRM DEATH OF ZION FLYER, MISSING EARLIER
Deceased Name: Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson
Chicago Tribune - Thursday, July 13, 1944
Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson, 31, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ianson of 2922 Gilboa av., Zion, was killed May 22 on a flight over Germany in an army, bomber, his parents were informed yesterday thru the International Red Cross. He previously had been reported missing. He had been in the air forces since October, 1942, and went to England in January, 1944, as a bombardier-gunner. Before he entered the army he worked for the Oakes Products company in North Chicago. He was a brother of Lyle Ianson, 23, an army sergeant in the Southwest Pacific, and Claire, 25, a private in the Mediterranean area.
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REPORTED DEAD, FLYER TURNS UP IN NAZIS' HANDS - Sgt. Ianson Downed Over France Last May 22.
Chicago Tribune - Thursday, September 7, 1944
Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson, 30, of 2922 Gilboa av., Zion, bomber gunner who was reported killed in action over France, is in a Nazi prison camp, his wife, Dorothy, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Ianson, learned yesterday when they received a letter which he had written from the camp June 4.
Sgt. Ianson was placed on the missing list May 22 and reported dead July 11. At the request of Mrs. Ianson, a war worker, the Waukegan Red Cross chapter agreed to seek further information of Sgt. Ianson.
Memorial services were held for him last July and a gold star was placed alongside his name in a ceremony at the honor roll in downtown Zion.
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ZION SOLDIER, REPORTED DEAD, IS NAZI CAPTIVE
Chicago Tribune (IL)) - Wednesday, September 20, 1944
Staff Sgt. Leonard G. Ianson, 30, an army bombardier who was reported killed in action, is a prisoner of war in Germany, his wife, Dorothy, of 2922 Gilboa av., Zion, was notified yesterday by the war department. June 4, she was notified that Ianson was missing in action May 22 over France, and July 11 she received word that he had been killed May 22. Sept. 6, she received a letter which he wrote June 4, telling her he was a prisoner. Mrs. Ianson said she continued to worry, however, until his letter was verified yesterday.
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