Laurie Colman Evans
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 60823 - Sgt Laurie C. Evans
KIS in B-17 42-5793 crashed at Brome, Suffolk, en route to leading the 100th Bomb Group. He was the PFF plane, sent to lead the group.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stinky
- Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Andrews, South Carolina | 5 March 1914 | Born Andrews, South Carolina |
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Enlisted |
Richmond, Virginia | 14 January 1942 | Enlisted Richmond, Virginia |
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Died |
Brome, Suffolk | 10 November 1943 | Died Brome, Suffolk |
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Buried |
Oak Ridge Cemetery Arcadia, Florida | 25 July 1948 | Re-Interred Oak Ridge Cemetery Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida |
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Sources
Combat Sup, WWII Memorial, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
