World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leonard Frank Genco
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Jackson, Michigan
Honored By
James G. Genco
Relationship
Son
LEFT HIGH SCHOOL AS SOON AS HE TURNED 18 AND JOINED THE ARMY AIR FORCE IN JANUARY 1944. HE WAS TRAINED AS A BALL TURRET GUNNER ON B-24 BOMBERS. HIS CREW WAS IN NEW YORK WITH ORDERS TO THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WHEN GERMANY SURRENDERED. WAS TRAINING FOR WAR IN PACIFIC ON B-29 SUPER FORTRESS WHEN JAPAN SURRENDERED.