Constantine Gus Lamb
MilitaryAssigned to 367BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt with Bill Bisson crew; Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30727. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
Gus was afterwards active in the Second Schweinfurt Association. He died June 1st 2000 in Carle Place, NY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14078966 / O-793717
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fightin Bitin
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York City, New York | 26 June 1921 | BornNew York City, New York |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria | 14 October 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria |
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Died |
Carle Place, New York | 1 June 2000 | DiedCarle Place, New York |
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Buried |
Cemetery of the Holy Rood Westbury, Nassau County, New York | 4 June 2000 | InterredCemetery of the Holy RoodWestbury, Nassau County, New York |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 817 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database