Laurence E Deats Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 32648 - Laurence Elmer "Larry" Deats, Jr.

Killed in Action (KIA) 12 September 1944 in B-17 #4338261.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38261

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

626

  • Date: 12 September 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

12 September 1944

Born

Galveston, Texas

Revisions

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Contributorbfranceschi
ChangesChanges to nickname, awards, aircraft associations and mission associations. Changes to Role of Honour Picture. Changes to Role of Honour Picture
Sources

http://www.493bgdebach.co.uk/mission_list.php
https://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/en/american-war-cemete…

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998; MACR 8866, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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