Reed J Lamb

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-34453.jpeg UPL 34453 Reed J. Lamb attended Pima high school and Arizona State college. He was called to active duty in September, 1940, and completed his flight training at the army air force advanced flying school in Roswell, New Mexico. He married Miss Marie Carlynn Andersen in November 1942 and from Reno the couple went to Salt Lake City in Utah where F/O Lamb was temporarily assigned.

The aircraft was hit by flak.

His brother Nash Larue Lamb was killed in action in the South Pacific during a kamikaze attack aboard the USS Gilligan DE-508 on January 12, 1945.

Family history

Object Number - UPL 34453 - Reed J. Lamb attended Pima high school and Arizona State college. He was called to active duty in September, 1940, and completed his flight training...

Shot down 11 June 1943 in B-17 #42-3099. Plane crashed into North Sea, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3099

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 June 1943

Born

Pima, AZ 85543, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 11 June 1943

Enlisted

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

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Family History

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1368 / MACR 1368; The 379th Bombardier Group Anthology, pg 263 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 34453 - Reed J. Lamb attended Pima high school and Arizona...