Lawrence Edmond Wagoner

Military

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-30586. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.



POW, PH, EAME 4Bronze Stars, AM, GC,

Eventually lost both legs because of lack of proper care while a POW. He was later Director of Guidance for Lawrenceville High School having gained an MA from Indiana University.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30586

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Robinson, Illinois 29 December 1913

Other

Prinsoner of War

Gneixendorf, Austria 24 April 1944

Died

14 May 1995

Buried

Lawrenceville, Illinois

Revisions

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ContributorHelen
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306th Echoes May '96

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorTom
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Added POW event from caption information

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ContributorTom
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Associated aircraft from caption information

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ContributorAAM
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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 4239, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 236 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia