Lawrence Downey Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

T/O Deopham 28 Sept 44 in B-17G 42-31360, target Merseburg/Leuna chemical plant. Hit by flak in left wing and no. 2 engine. Crash landed at Brussels Airfield, BE. All nine crew returned.

Killed in Action (KIA) 4 December 1944 crashed near Bitburg in B-17 'Mon Tete Rouge II' 42-97069.

AM/3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31360

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: - Smokey Liz - Snake Eyes
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97069) nicknamed "Mon Tete Rouge II" of the 452nd Bomb Group flies in formation with other Fortresses. Printed caption on reverse: 'Boeing B-17 "Mon Tete Rouge II" and her sister ships of the 452nd Bomb Group en route to blast German targets in France as part of the plan to pulverise all vitally important war objectives. Chateaudun, France, was the target of this mission, 28 March 1944. (Altitude 17,900 Feet) Taken by S/Sgt Chelso V Puiratto. US Air Force photo.'

42-97069

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mon Tete Rouge II
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Returned

28 September 1944

Other

Killed in action

4 December 1944

Born

California

Buried

Revisions

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Sources

ABMC, 1999 Unit Roster MACR 11050 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia