Laurie Colman Evans

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Object Number - UPL 60823 - Sgt Laurie C. Evans

Assigned to 813BS, 482BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Service (KIS) in B-17 42-5793 crashed at Brome, Suffolk, en route to leading the 100th Bomb Group. He was the PFF plane, sent to lead the group.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Arthur Reynolds

Arthur Joseph Reynolds

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-662226
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A 8th Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5793) nicknamed "Stinky", the first B-17 Flying Fortress to carry HS2 Radar pathfinder equipment.

42-5793

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stinky
  • Unit: 482nd Bomb Group 813th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Andrews, South Carolina 5 March 1914 BornAndrews, South Carolina

Enlisted

Richmond, Virginia 14 January 1942 EnlistedRichmond, Virginia

Died

Brome, Suffolk 10 November 1943 DiedBrome, Suffolk

Buried

Oak Ridge Cemetery Arcadia, Florida 25 July 1948 Re-InterredOak Ridge CemeteryArcadia, Florida

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Combat Sup, WWII Memorial, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Laurie Evans

Object number: UPL 60823 - Sgt Laurie C. Evans