Willard James Lawrence
Military
Timothy Motz from an obituary photo at http://www.porterloring.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1491771
Object Number - UPL 25674 - Lt. Colonel Willard Lawrence
Willard Lawrence was born on Jul. 12, 1921 in Jamestown, North Dakota, USA. His career included thirty years active duty in the United States Air Force, serving in three wars (WWII, Korean War, and Vietnam War) as a pilot and later as a comptroller, he retired in 1972 as a Lt. Colonel.
Among his many medals are the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with 6 oak leaf clusters.
He died on Jan. 2, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas, USA and is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
See more at: http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Lawrence&GSfn=Willard…;
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Engineer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Round Trip
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fuddy Duddy
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Milk Wagon
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: American Beauty
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 October 1944
- Date: 9 October 1944
- Date: 3 October 1944
- Date: 2 October 1944
- Date: 19 September 1944
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
12 July 1921 | ||
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Died |
2 January 2015 |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
Timothy Motz; from a list kept by Harold Motz and compared to Doyle Shields, "History of the 447th Bomb Group."
Timothy Motz; from list kept by Harold Motz, compared to Doyl Shields, "History of the 447th Bomb Group"
Additional source: http://www.porterloring.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1491771
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945
