Lawrence J Maher

Military

Crashed near Schienbeck on 9/28/44 in B-17 'Oh-Kay' #42-97470, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Oh Kay
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

28 September 1944

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9771 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database