Lawrence Edmond Wagoner
MilitaryShot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-30586. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.
POW, PH, EAME 4Bronze Stars, AM, GC,
Eventually lost both legs because of lack of proper care while a POW. He was later Director of Guidance for Lawrenceville High School having gained an MA from Indiana University.
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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
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Robinson, Illinois | 29 December 1913 | |
Other Prinsoner of War |
Gneixendorf, Austria | 24 April 1944 | |
Died |
14 May 1995 | ||
Buried |
Lawrenceville, Illinois |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 4239, NARA, First Over Germany pg. 236 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia