William Licouris

Military

media-45869.jpeg UPL 45869 John R. Tanner Crew
"Lassie Come Home"
401st BG 612th SQ
Back row left to right: Harvey Cable, Edward P. Daniel, Raymond Francis , Phil C. Staley, William Licouris
Front row: Ken Strom (second from left, front row)

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Object Number - UPL 45869 - John R. Tanner Crew "Lassie Come Home" 401st BG 612th SQ Back row left to right: Harvey Cable, Edward P. Daniel, Raymond Francis , Phil C....

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Tanner crew. Killed in Action (KIA) 31-Jan-43.

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

612th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

John R Tanner

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-803901
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Cambridge American Cemetery

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Fresno County, CA	7 June 1923	Son of Tom and Patricia [Vissia] Licouris.
Enlisted	Fresno, CA	31 December 1942	Fresno, California
Died		31 January 1943
Buried	Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA	13 August 1948	Re-Interred Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, California
Buried			Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK