Lawrence E Dean

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media-17336.png UPL 17336 The Henry H. Northrop crew in Topeka, Kansas, just before leaving for England. They left Topeka on the morning of 27 April 1944 and, vie Goose Bay, Labrador, Iceland and Ireland, they arrived in England on 3 May,

Back row, from left to right :
Charles D. Clifford, Tail Gunner;
Joseph Risko, Waist Gunner;
Alexander Cardenas, Nose Turret Gunner;
Harold J. Flaugher, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner;
Lawrence E. Dean, Radio Operator;
Jack J. Gonzales, Ball Turret Gunner.

Front row, from left to right :
Frank C. Deimel, Navigator;
Henry H. Northrop, Pilot;
Dee Jack Butler, Co-Pilot;
Thomas F. Jeffers, Bombardier.

[ Photo : via Marilyn Jeffers Walton ]
[ Note : Waist Gunner Sgt Joseph Risko was suffering from frostbite endured during the 14 June mission, and was replaced on 18 June by 1st Lt William J. Brodek who assigned himself as a Waist Gunner that day. ]

Added Jack Gonzales to caption information.
Source: Thomas F Jeffers' daughter, Marilyn.

Object Number - UPL 17336 - The Henry H. Northrop crew in Topeka, Kansas, just before leaving for England. They left Topeka on the morning of 27 April 1944 and, vie Goose Bay,...

Crashed in Blick, Germany, near the village Süderbrarup in Schleswig-Holstein on 6/18/44 in B-24 “Rhapsody In Junk” # 4128733. Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19116172 and O-761871
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17137983 and O-712777
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35791387
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15327020 and O-698015
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32472369 and O-813561
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 458th Bomb Group prepare to board their B-24 Liberator, (serial number 41-28733) nicknamed "Rhapsody in Junk", for a mission, whilst ground crew refuel the aircraft. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], ' Passed for publication 28 Apr 1944.' [stamp] and '317857.' [Censor no.] Printed caption attached to the reverse: ROUND THE CLOCK BOMBERS. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO SHOWS: As the ground crew refuels, the crew of a Liberator at a U.S. Bomber Base " somewhere in England"
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Rhapsody in Junk
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 18 June 1944

Born

Kingsport, Tennessee

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/142485

Additional information sent through to the American Air Museum by Thomas F Jeffers' daughter, Marilyn.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5908 & Page 274 of the book LIBERAORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 &  458bg.com - crew picture in Newell's crew in 754th BS

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