James Claybourne Crouch

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Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943. James Crouch was Navigator on B-17 #42-3235 "Lakanuki" shot down 4 July 1943 over France. Killed in Action (KIA). .

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Norman Alton Gauntt

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-672793
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Floyd Hubble

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 36519535
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

James Lynn LaRue

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39182309
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Lawrence Wayne Meyer

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19063805 / O-733702
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

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Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Indianapolis, Indiana, United States	20 January 1942	As a Private in the Air Corps
Died Killed in action (KIA)	Poillé-sur-Vègre, Sarthe, France	4 July 2043	Shot down before the target was reached; crashed near Poillé-sur-Vègre about 40km WSW of Le Mans, France. MACR 3035/4495
Born	Indiana, United States
Buried	Colleville-sur-Mer, France		Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France: Plot I Row 27 Grave 16