Melvin J Solomon

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-17156.jpeg UPL 17156 Lt. Laurence R. Lofgren Crew c. 1944 Pueblo, CO
Standing Back Row L to R: F/O James Froula; Lt. Merlin Gaudet; Lt. Laurence Lofgren; Lt. George Sankey
Middle Row L to R: T/Sgt. William Clifton; S/Sgt. Alan W. Keenen; S/Sgt. Kenneth "Joe" Stalder
Sitting Front Row L to R: S/Sgt. Thomas Davis; S/Sgt. Robert Martinec; T/Sgt. Melvin Solomon

Lt./Col. Alan W. Keenen (USAF, Ret.)

Object Number - UPL 17156 - Lt. Laurence R. Lofgren Crew c. 1944 Pueblo, CO Standing Back Row L to R: F/O James Froula; Lt. Merlin Gaudet; Lt. Laurence Lofgren; Lt. George...

Killed in Action (KIA) near Wesel in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #4250735



Technical Sergeant Melvin J. Solomon was born March 17, 1924. His next of kin were his mother, Effie Solomon, and his brother, Monroe Solomon. He was from Conroe, Texas.

He was the Radio Operator of “Queen of Angels,” B-24 tail #42-50735, of the 446th Bomb Group, 704th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Wesel, Germany, on March 24, 1945.

He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

People

Merlin Philip Gaudet

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: ASN 32450241 (enlisted); O-2059148 (officer)
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Alan Winfield Keenen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13200624
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner and Armorer (MOS 612)

Laurence Roy Lofgren

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-720290
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-50735

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Queen of Angels
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron

42-51091

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bangin' Lulu
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Conroe, Texas, USA 17 March 1924 Technical Sergeant Melvin J. Solomon was born March 17, 1924. His next of kin were his mother, Effie Solomon, and his brother, Monroe Solomon. He was from Conroe, Texas.

Buried

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 24 March 1945 He was the Radio Operator of “Queen of Angels,” B-24 tail #42-50735, of the 446th Bomb Group, 704th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Wesel, Germany, on March 24, 1945. He also was a crew member on the "Bangin' Lulu" # 42-51091

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Netherlands American Cemetery

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Netherlands American Cemetery

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ContributorWW2 Researcher Bill Beigel
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IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14181 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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