Lars Christensen

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media-31535.jpeg UPL 31535 Captain Thompson and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 18 May 1944.

Rear L-R: 1Lt Lawrence C Thompson, 1Lt Richard O Johnson, F/O Warren I. Young, 2Lt William J Champ.
Front L-R: T/Sgt Chuck Hammons, S/Sgt Jack A Lemley, S/Sgt Armin C Held, /Sgt Kenneth R Stephan, S/Sgt Delos H. Hamann, S/Sgt Lars Christensen.

Object Number - UPL 31535 - Captain Thompson and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 18 May...

21 missions between 7 may and 5 july 44; transferred to 410th BG, 9th AF at Coulommiers, near Paris (France) as gunner aboard Douglas A-20 and B-26, flew 23 missions, received Purple Heart (source 303rdbg.com) deceased.

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Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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