Lambert J Geerlings
MilitaryAssigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. 12 x missions. Baled out over North Sea on Duren mission when B-17 42-3312 'Sequatchiee' was hit by flak over Tilburg, Holland. Posted MIA. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-796096
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sequatchiee
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Jackson County, MO, USA | 1 January 1921 | Son of Henry L and Ineze L [Adams] Geerlings. |
Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks Park, 345 North Rd, St. Louis, MO 63125, USA | 28 May 1942 | |
Died |
North Sea | 20 October 1943 | Baled out over North Sea on Duren mission when B-17 42-3312 'Sequatchiee' was hit by flak over Tilburg, Holland. Posted MIA. Killed in Action (KIA). |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery | ||
Based |
Framlingham | 20 October 1943 | Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Combat Chronology Supplement, p. 373, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 510, ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia