Kenneth Eldon Christensen

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Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 545th Bomb Squadron, effective 1 January 1943. Kenneth Christensen was Left Waist Gunner on board B-17 #42-3235 "Lakanuki", shot down 4 July 1943 over France. Missing Air Crew Report MACR #3035. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Norman Alton Gauntt

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-672793
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Floyd Hubble

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 36519535
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

James Lynn LaRue

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39182309
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Lawrence Wayne Meyer

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19063805 / O-733702
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

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Event	Location	Date	Description
Enlisted	Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States	3 July 1942
Died Killed in action	Poillé-sur-Vègr, France	4 July 1943	Shot down before the target was reached; crashed near Poillé-sur-Vègre about 40km WSW of Le Mans, France. MACR 3035/4495
Born	Colorado, United States
Buried Or Memorial	Colleville-sur-Mer, France		Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France: Plot J Row 27 Grave 14