Gerard A Lague

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters and crashed into the Baltic Sea on 6/20/44 in B-24 #44-40128, Killed in Action (KIA).



Purple Heart, Air Medal w 2 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-40128

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

20 June 1944

Born

Warwick, Rhode Island, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Baltic Sea 20 June 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7075 / MACR 7075 daughter / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database