Lowell E Slayton
MilitaryFridgen, F. Crew, Stalag Luft 4, Shot down on 22 Feb, 1944.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Fargo, North Dakota | 30 October 1923 | |
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Other Evaded |
Germany | 8 October 1942 - 22 February 1944 | |
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Died |
9 October 2013 |
Revisions
My maiden name is Mary Slayton (now Sullivan). I am the youngest of his four children. Before Dad passed away, he told his story in a book written by William Smallwood, "Valor, Guts, and Luck" published by Potomac Books. If you can tell me where and to whose attention I can send it, it would be my pleasure to share a copy with the museum. Unfortunately, Dad passed away shortly before the book was released.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2934 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx, MACR 2934, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces