Lawrence John Golka
MilitaryAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Lee Coleman crew. 29 x combat missions. Shot down by flak and crashed near Neuried on 16-Jul-44 in B-17 42-107064 'Miss Fitt', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7553
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706110
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802726
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Waupaca, WI | 30 March 1921 | Son of Phillip F and Laura R Golka. |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 14 August 1942 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Other Promotion |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 18 February 1944 | Promoted to Staff Sergeant 18-Feb-44. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Neuried, Germany | 16 July 1944 | Shot down by flak and crashed near Neuried on 16-Jul-44 in B-17 42-107064 'Miss Fitt', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7553 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
15 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
Cudahy, WI | 6 April 1995 | |
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Buried |
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, WI | 10 April 1995 | Mount Olivet Cemetery Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 16 July 1944 | Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
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Other Hospitalised |
Hospitalised in UK. | ||
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | 16 July 1944 | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7553 / MACR 7553, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database