Tracy White Lawson
Military
Rear L-R: 2Lt Albert W Stravinsky, Capt Arnold S Litman, 1Lt Quentin J Gorman, Capt Lawrence C Merthan
Front L-R: S/Sgt Tracy W Lawson, S/Sgt Buenaventur L Castillo, S/Sgt Victor H Miller, T/Sgt Francis Reed Ebbighausen, T/Sgt George A Smith, S/Sgt Paul M Gibbs
Object Number - UPL 37000 - "Lt. Litman and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 6 February 1944." Rear L-R: 2Lt...
Assigned to 358BS, 3030BG. 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Oberpfaffenhofen in 42-31669 'Shoo Shoo Baby' 24-Apr-44; Interned in Switzerland. Hospitalised on 11-Feb-44 following mission to Frankfurt. Completed 23+ combat missions.
Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O804449
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13075742 / O-800906
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
25 May 1924 | Son of Eugene E and Minerva Alice [White] Lawson. | |
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Enlisted |
9 November 1942 | ||
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Other Interned (INT) |
24 April 1944 | Shot down 24-Apr-44 in B-17 42-31669 'Shoo Shoo Baby'. Crashed in Switzerland. Interned. | |
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Died |
8 December 2006 | ||
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Buried |
13 December 2006 | Mount Vernon Memorial Park Fair Oaks, Sacramento County, CA | |
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Based |
Assigned to 358BS, 3030BG. 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4270 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database