Vincent R Lauricella
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rahmel, Poland in B-17 'Ole Worrybird' 42-102678 hit by flak burst lost 2 engines and fell out of formation 2-Nov-44 Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10309.
Awards: 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: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16082534 / O-813576
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ole Worrybird
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mercer County, NJ, USA | 16 September 1923 | Son of Beatrice Lauricella. |
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Enlisted |
Camden, NJ, USA | 11 February 1943 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
78-220 Tychowo, Poland | 2 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Baled out |
Osnabrück, Germany | 2 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Rahmel, Poland in B-17 'Ole Worrybird' 42-102678 hit by flak burst lost 2 engines and fell out of formation 2-Nov-44 POW. MACR 10309. |
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Died |
Pennington, NJ 08534, USA | 31 October 2006 | |
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Based |
Horham | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Pennington, NJ 08534, USA |