Lawrence Roy Light
MilitaryAssigned to 337BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Milt Shoesmith crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-39998; shot down by enemy fighters and crashed at Rosthausen near Clappenburg, Germany 8-May-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5174
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11063679 / O-799082
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: First Love
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
21 October 1914 | Son of Miles Edgar and Laura A Light. | |
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Enlisted |
7 October 1941 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | |
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Other Baled out POW |
8 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-39998; shot down by enemy fighters and crashed at Rosthausen near Clappenburg, Germany 8-May-44 POW MACR 5174 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
8 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. | |
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Died |
13 December 1968 | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
16 December 1968 | Llano City Cemetery Llano, Llano County, Texas | |
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Based |
8 May 1944 | Assigned to 337BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |