Laurence G Claggett

Military

During World War II Claggett attained the rank of 1st Lt. and piloted a B-17 ‘Flying Fortress’ on 35 missions totaling 272 hours over Europe with the 8th Air Force.

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Units served with

351st Bomb Group

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

509th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38640

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Annie Marie
Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date25 Apr 2021 15:59:41

ContributorHotelie1970

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Sources

GENERAL ORDER # 488, IX Troop Carrier Command dated 3 November 1944: From Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Williams; ww.351st.org; https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/213859558/laurence-gray-claggett