Fred Osborn Lorimor

Military

Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. 7 x missions [Normandy 6, 7 June. 2 x missions August Toulon, France. Nimjwegen, Holland 16, 17, 18 Sept]. Failed to Return (FTR) glider tow mission to Groesbeck, Holland. Hit by flak, glider released, A/C put down in successful forced landing Schouwen Island, Holland. Came under fire from nearby bunker, hit by mortar explosion which ripped of his leg below the knee, subsequently fatally hit by rifle fire. Killed in Action (KIA). 18-Sep-44. MACR 9838.



Awards: PH.

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People

Joseph Albert Beck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 60th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron 12th Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-402363
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

D-Day, first Pathfinder crew. Serial #1 Chalk #1

42-93098

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Upottery airfield looking west, the main runway runs vertically, barrack sites are to the bottom right of the airfield, 15 March 1944. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CT/91/541. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Upottery

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Smeatharpe

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fremont County, IA, USA 12 January 1916 Son of Walter Truman and Grace Adeline [Scott] Lorimor.

Other

MACR Witness

Robert International Airport, Harbel, Liberia 21 February 1944 Witness in MACR 2446 having been piloting C-47 42-100855 on a ferry flight from Ascension Island to Roberts Field Liberia.

Died

Schouwen-Duiveland, Netherlands 18 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) glider tow mission to Groesbeck, Holland. Hit by flak, glider released, A/C put down in successful forced landing Schouwen Island, Holland. Came under fire from nearby bunker, hit by mortar explosion which ripped of his leg below the knee, subsequently fatally hit by rifle fire. KIA. 18-Sep-44. MACR 9838.

Buried/ Commemorated

4328 Burgh-Haamstede, Netherlands 19 September 1944 Interred Warrior cemetery Haamstede
Farragut, IA 51639, USA

Buried/ Commemorated

Farragut, IA 51639, USA Re-Interred Farragut Cemetery Farragut Fremont County Iowa, USA

Based

Upottery 18 September 1944 Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF.

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