William John Lazar
Military
Standing L-R: Eugene J. Benson, William J Lazar, Edward H. Leonard, John P Hurdle, Albert B. Millin, Walter Travis, Wayne A. Barnett, Albert H. Bibbens.
KneelingL-R: Richard E. Bynum, James E Zengerle.
Object Number - UPL 47646 - B-17 42-30625 'Joho's Jokers' 563BS, 388BG, 8AF. Standing L-R: Eugene J. Benson, William J Lazar, Edward H. Leonard, John P Hurdle, Albert B....
Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 25-May-44 in B-17 42-31741 'Thunderbolt'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5264.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-789631
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Moon Run, PA | 25 December 1920 | Son of Valentine and Ella Lazar. |
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Enlisted |
Greensburg, PA | 29 June 1942 | Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 25 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Shot down |
51460 Poix, France | 25 May 1944 | Shot down 25-May-44 in B-17 42-31741 'Thunderbolt'. |
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Died |
18 June 2012 | ||
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Based |
Knettishall | 25 May 1944 | Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Connection to 42-30793 - UPL 7307
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5264 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
