Lawrence C Kern
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 26 Sept 1943 26 Sept 1943 Killed in Action (KIA) in B17 # 42-30264 'Dorsal Queen' Midair collision with 'Raunchy Wolf'on return from mission near Paris. Plane crashed at Tillingham Hall Farm, Essex.
AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Dorsal Queen
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
26 September 1943 | ||
Born |
Texas | ||
Buried |
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 363, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I. by Bishop & Hey p. 291, ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia