Lucas Samuel Conner Jr
Military
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UPL 38701
"A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Swamp Fire" at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 1 November 1944."
Rear L-R: Unkn, Unkn, 2Lt James E Whitney, 1Lt Carl A Shedlock, 1Lt Bruce Eugene Mills, T/Sgt Joseph T Cooper.
Middle L-R: S/Sgt James S Boston, T/Sgt Delmer E Menger, S/Sgt Lucas S Conner, Unkn, S/Sgt William A Beddard, M/Sgt Dominick De Salvo.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Unkn.
Rear L-R: Unkn, Unkn, 2Lt James E Whitney, 1Lt Carl A Shedlock, 1Lt Bruce Eugene Mills, T/Sgt Joseph T Cooper.
Middle L-R: S/Sgt James S Boston, T/Sgt Delmer E Menger, S/Sgt Lucas S Conner, Unkn, S/Sgt William A Beddard, M/Sgt Dominick De Salvo.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Unkn.
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Swamp Fire
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New Orleans, Louisiana | 7 March 1923 | Son of Lucas Samuel Conner Snr. |
Enlisted |
New Orleans, LA | 18 May 1942 | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Other Discharged USAAF |
12 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Metairie, LA | 23 March 2009 | |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Metairie, LA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self