Lawrence W Murray

Military
media-25303.jpeg UPL 25303 Lt James A Verinis and crew of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Connecticut Yankee'. England, 27 May 1943. Verinis stands far left of shot, his dog and ships mascot 'Stuka' is is the front row, far left kneeling is T/Sgt Lawrence W Murray top turret and flight engineer.

Flying her 38th mission on the 6-Sep-43 trip to Stuttgart, 'Connecticut Yankee' took substantial battle damage; 2nd Lt William Pegram was forced to make a "dead stick" crash landing at Winchelsea, his fuel exhausted. The whole crew suffered minor injuries, and the "Yankee" was subsequently salvaged.

NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10618-62762AC.

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Object Number - UPL 25303 - Lt James A Verinis and crew of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, in front of the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Connecticut...

Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer aboard the B-17 'Connectticut Yankee'. He was on this aircraft when it led the first raid on Germany on 27-Jan-43. All 25 Combat Missions were completed. Sergeant Murray destroyed three enemy aircraft and was credited with two probables .



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME, Korean and UN medals.



Post war: "Larry" went to Korea aboard a B-29 again as the Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer, flying another 56 combat missions. Served also in Vietnam war. Retired from the USAF at Macdil AFB in Tampa FL as a Chief Master Sergeant.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-2970

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Connecticut Yankee
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

25 December 1921

Died

Zephyrhills, FL, USA 15 October 2004

Buried

Bushnell, FL 33513, USA Florida National Cemetery Bushnell Sumter County Florida, USA

Based

Bassingbourn Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Grandson J Murray's comment on AAM Database

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=49683149
Grandson J Murray's comment on AAM Database

Lawrence W Murray: Gallery (2 items)

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