David Lawler
Military
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UPL 23581
Linn Rogers' Crew. Back row: (L-R) S/Sgt. Robert Hatcher-Ball Turret, 2nd Lt. Robert Rebillot-Bombardier, 2nd Lt. Linn Rogers-Pilot, 2nd Lt. Robert Beckley-Navigator, 2nd Lt. Orland Brown-Co-pilot. Front row: (L-R) S/Sgt. David Lawler-Tail Gunner, S/Sgt. Billie Clack-Waist Gunner, T/Sgt. Bruno Bongaina-Radio, T/Sgt. William Cook-Engineer.
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Shot down 13 April 1945 in B-17 #4339184. Prisoner of War (POW). Bombs from one of our planes in the formation exploded in mid-air after release and damaged this aircraft.
POW
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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
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rochester, Minnesota, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 13 April 1945 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14176 / MACR 14176, mention in Hell from Heaven: Memoirs of a WW II B-17 Bombardier by Leonard Streitfeld p.176 and 398th BG web site. / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database