World War II Honoree

Leo Hartmann, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bird Island, Minnesota

Honored By

Ray Hartmann

Relationship

Brother

HE LEFT FOR ACTIVE DUTY FROM OLIVIA, MINNESOTA ON JANUARY 6, 1941 AND TRAINED IN RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA. HE WAS REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN AREA IN FEBRUARY 1945. AT THE TIME OF HIS DISAPPEARANCE, HE WAS THE TAIL GUNNER ON A B-28. THERE WAS A MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR LEO IN BIRD ISLAND, ON JULY 4, 1945.