Vincent R Lauricella

Military

Assigned 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

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • 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

Born

Mercer County, NJ, USA 16 September 1923 Son of Beatrice Lauricella.

Enlisted

Camden, NJ, USA 11 February 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

78-220 Tychowo, Poland 2 November 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

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.

Died

Pennington, NJ 08534, USA 31 October 2006

Based

Horham 2 November 1944 Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.
Pennington, NJ 08534, USA

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Sources

MACR 10309 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database