Leo J Lorenz Jr
MilitaryPrisoner of War (POW) Shot down at Langholz on 8/6/44 in B-24 42-51104.
POW
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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: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-816706
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Royal Oak, Michigan | 5 September 1917 | |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
Langholz, Germany | 6 August 1944 | |
|
Other POW |
Tychowo, Poland | 14 August 1944 | Stalag Luft IV (dates are approximate) |
|
Died |
Long Lake, Michigan | 11 September 1991 |
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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8291