Anthony J Lacek
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 8 November 1942 in B-17 41-24472 while serving as Waist Gunner. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 8 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lille, France | 8 November 1942 | Killed either by AA fire, Fighter attack or when the aircraft crashed. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, 6269 NA Migraten, The Netherlands | Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot C, Row 12, Grave 31. |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 22-nov-2014. Made aircraft connection and KIA event per MACR 16133.
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 29-Oct-2014. American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 44 , MACR 16133