Eldon Raymond Lapp
MilitaryAssigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 17-Apr-43 in B-17 42-5070 'Invasion II'. Plane was on fire when all crew parachuted to safety. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 15519.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-430613
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Invasion II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fort Wayne, IN, USA | 17 May 1920 | Son of Fred H and Edith Marie [Thompson] Lapp. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 17 April 1943 - 19 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XVIIb. |
Other Shot down |
Oldenburg, Germany | 17 April 1943 | Shot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 42-5070 'Invasion II. ' Plane was on fire when all crew parachuted to safety. |
Died |
Fort Wayne, IN, USA | 2 October 2001 | |
Buried |
Catholic Cemetery Fort Wayne Allen County, IN | 5 October 2001 | Catholic Cemetery Fort Wayne Allen County Indiana, USA |
Based |
Bassingbourn | 17 April 1943 | Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15519 / MACR 15519, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 105, The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourn by Havelaar pp. 37-38 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database