John J Laurich
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 16521
SSGT John J. Laurich
Flight Engineer
Crew #515 - Robert L. Garrett Crew
466th BG - 515th BS
Laurich was KIA when his B-24 collided with another 466th BG B-24 on his and the 466th BG's 2nd mission, 23 March 1944
Flight Engineer
Crew #515 - Robert L. Garrett Crew
466th BG - 515th BS
Laurich was KIA when his B-24 collided with another 466th BG B-24 on his and the 466th BG's 2nd mission, 23 March 1944
466th BG Historian
B-24H #42-52587 'Shoo Shoo Baby' crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland after colliding with another aircraft on a mission to Achmer airfield, GR on 23 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803596
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Montebello, California, USA | ||
Buried |
Plot P Row 2 Grave 15 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belterwijde, Netherlands | 23 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3455 / MACR 3455, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database