William Marx Lorig
MilitaryAssigned to 730BS, 452BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 22-Feb-45 in B-17 44-8015. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 12657
Awards: 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: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Telluride, Colorado, USA | 6 May 1925 | Son of Marx Leopold and Phillipene [Ebler] Lorig. |
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Enlisted |
Santa Ana Ave, Sacramento, CA 95838, USA | 1 September 1943 | Santa Ana AAF, California |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 22 February 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. |
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Other Shot down |
Freiburg, Germany | 22 February 1945 | Shot down 22-Feb-45 in B-17 44-8015. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 12657 |
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Died |
Mesa County, CO, USA | 11 May 1988 | |
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Buried |
Veterans Cemetery Orchard Mesa, Mesa County, CO | Veterans Cemetery Orchard Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado. | |
| San Miguel County, CO, USA |