Laurin Preston Otting
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
91st Bomb Group Memorial Association
Object Number - UPL 57496 - Laurin P Otting
Laurin Otting served as a Co-Pilot with the 91st Bomb Group out of Bassingbourn. On 14-Jan-45 he was Killed in Action (KIA) near Wengerohr in B-17 43-38911 'Bull Session', MACR 11772
Awards: PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bull Session
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Austin, TX | 6 September 1924 | Son of Gustav Fred and Lola James Otting. |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Wengerohr, Germany | 14 January 1945 | |
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Buried |
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial | Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Plot F Row 14 Grave 15 | |
|
Based |
Bassingbourn | 14 January 1945 | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Combined two entries for Otting. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
MACR 11772 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11772
