James Lynn LaRue
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943. James La Rue was Top Turret Gunner on B-17 #42-3235 "Lakanuki" shot down 4 July 1943 over France. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056228 at enlistment, then O-735948
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16011010
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6950609
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38130722
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15095103 at enlistment, then O-797275
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lakanuki
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 July 1943
- Date: 29 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, United States | 6 May 1915 | The son of Charles R. and Sarah J. La Rue |
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Enlisted |
Spokane, Washington, United States | 27 May 1942 | |
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Died |
Poillé-sur-Vègre, Sarthe, France | 4 July 1943 | Shot down before the target was reached; crashed near Poillé-sur-Vègre about 40km WSW of Le Mans, France. MACR 3035/4495 |
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Buried Or Memorial |
Colfax, Whitman County, Washington, United States | Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Washingon |
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Sources
MACR 4495 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database