Ernest Herbert Lawson
Military ROLL OF HONOURSourced from the US National Archives by Paul Allonby.
Commanding Officer 305th Bombardment Group November-1943 to 18-June-1944. Shot down at Hamburg by Flak on 18-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97647. Killed while leading the whole 8th AF in strike formation. His a/c was severed midship by antiaircraft gunfire. Killed in Action (KIA) ref MACR 5939. Career pilot who made his name as a member of the USAAF Air Racing and cross-country team in the 1920s and 1930s; also pre-war test pilot.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18171154
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner Left Waist & Tail
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
18 June 1944 | Shot down over Hamburg. | |
Born |
San Antonio, Texas, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hamburg | 18 June 1944 |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 23-Nov-2014. Added connection to Chelveston and Mission 93 per MACR 5939.
Lee Cunningham 23-Nov-2014.Added CO 305BG dates, http://www.usaaf.com/8thaf/bomber/305bg.HTM. MACR ref "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman & Dave Osborne.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5939 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45; MACR 5939, Heritage of Valor by Budd Peaslee book dedication