Jack Richard Lairmore

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-39145.jpeg UPL 39145 "Capt. Shumake and crew of the 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group pose for the photographer at an 8th Air Force base in England on 17 April 1944."

Object Number - UPL 39145 - "Capt. Shumake and crew of the 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group pose for the photographer at an 8th Air Force base in England on 17 April 1944."

Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-38082 24-May-44; enemy aircraft attack caused collision with 42-37784, crashed Melchow, Ger. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5321



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-399422
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Okmulgee, OK 1 December 1922 Son of Milton Lemuel and Bonnie Lavata [Rice] Lairmore.

Enlisted

Sibley County, MN 25 September 1942

Died

Melchow, Germany 24 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-38082 24-May-44; enemy aircraft attack caused collision with 42-37784, crashed Melchow, Germany. KIA MACR 5321

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Kimbolton 24 May 1944 Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Okmulgee Cemetery Okmulgee, OK Re-Interred Okmulgee Cemetery Okmulgee, Okmulgee County, OK

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5321 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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