Lawrence Dennis Ross
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 50057 - 1st Lt Lawrence Dennis Ross, 369BS, 303BG
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wizerne in B-17 42-97405 'Mary Cary' 22-Jun-44; damaged by flak, 2 x engines out, ditched in channel off Beachy Head Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7131
Awards: AM, PH,
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-746317
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Roslindale, Massachusetts | 8 January 1919 | Son of Harry C. and Margaret Grace [Murphy] Ross. |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 17 December 1940 | Boston, Massachusetts |
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Died |
English Channell, 5 miles off Beachy Head | 22 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wizerne in B-17 42-97405 'Mary Cary' 22-Jun-44; damaged by flak, 2 x engines out, ditched in channel off Beachy Head KIA MACR 7131 |
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Based Returned (RTD) |
Molesworth | 22 June 1944 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Woodlawn National Cemetery Elmira, Chemung County, NY | Woodlawn National Cemetery Elmira, Chemung County, New York |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7131 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
