William Leroy Lauten
Military
UPL 31146
UPL 31146
The Raymond J. Morris Crew, 446th BG. They ferried over a B-24 liberator and named (and painted) it MOJALAJAB by combining letters from the names of the four officers of the crew: MoJaLaJab = Morris, Jackson, Lauten, Jaborski
Ed Avena is in the front row, fourth from left.
'Joe Kozak' [Bottom right] could be Joseph S Kozakiewicz of the 446BG. 'Mel Miller' [2nd from Bottom Left] could be Merlin H Miller of the 446BG
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Ed Avena is in the front row, fourth from left.
'Joe Kozak' [Bottom right] could be Joseph S Kozakiewicz of the 446BG. 'Mel Miller' [2nd from Bottom Left] could be Merlin H Miller of the 446BG
Associated non commissioned ranks.
Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 8-Jun-44 in B-24 42-109830 'Daisy Mae Skraggs. ' Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5482
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron 707th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31314032
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Daisy Mae Skraggs
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA | 16 March 1921 | Son of Frank H and Louise A Lauten. |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 20 August 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
Other Baled out |
Off Isle de Chausey | 8 June 1944 | Shot down 8 June 1944 in B-24 42-109830 'Daisy Mae Skraggs. ' Prisoner of War (POW). |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 8 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
Chicago, IL | 23 June 1982 | |
Based |
Bungay | 8 June 1944 | Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Saint Boniface Cemetery Chicago, Cook County, IL | Saint Boniface Cemetery Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5482 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database