Jerry Lashin
Military
Shared with the American Air Museum by Jerry Lashin's daughter-in-law, Karen.
Object Number - UPL 23198 - Jerry Lashin, waist gunner with the 447th Bomb Group.
Jerry Lashin served with the 447th Bomb Group, flying missions from Rattlesden.
He was part of Lt James C. Ray's crew. He completed 30 missions between 4 June and 22 November 1944.
Mission listing:
1 - June 4 - over Versailles, France
June 6 - D-Day, Normandy, France
June 7 - Nantes, France
June 11 - Le Touquet, France
5 - June 14 - Florennce, Belgium
June 15 - Hanover, Germany
July 12 - Munich, Germany
July 14 - near Vichy, France
July 18 - Cuxhaven, Germany
10 - July 21 - Regensburg, Germany
July 24 - near St Lo, France
July 25 - St Lo, France
August 2 - Paris, France
August 9 - Nuremberg, Germany
15 - August 11 - Belfort, France
August 13 - Rouen, France
August 15 - Germany
August 16 - Altenberg, Germany
August 24 - Brax?
20 - August 25 - Richlin, Germany
August 30 - Bremen, Germany
September 1 - Mainz, Germany
September 5 - Brest, France
September 9 - St Laurent, France
25 - September 17 - Arnhem, Netherlands
September 25 - Ludwigshaven, Germany
September 26 - Bremen and on to Bremerhaven, Germany
September 28 - Merseburg, Germany
October 2 - Kassel, Germany
30 - October 3 - Gibelstadt, Germany
Connections
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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: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Louie the Creep, A Bit O Lace
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA, USA | 9 April 1943 | |
|
Other Left USA on HMS Arawa |
29 April 1944 | ||
|
Other Arrived in the UK |
Liverpool, UK | 6 May 1944 | |
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Other Arrived at Rattlesden |
Rattlesden, Bury Saint Edmunds IP30, UK | 21 May 1944 | |
|
Born |
Revisions
447 BG records: http://www.447bg.com/Combat%20Crew%20Gallery%209.htm
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945
