Lawrence Joseph Langer
Military
Pilotage Navigator
Crew #442 - Homer Harris Crew
466th BG - 784th BS
KIA 1 Sept 1944
Object Number - UPL 37217 - 1LT Lawrence J. Langer Pilotage Navigator Crew #442 - Homer Harris Crew 466th BG - 784th BS KIA 1 Sept 1944
KIA when his a/c encountered prop wash and crashed shortly after takeoff from Horsham St. Faith, where is crew had stopped to pick up a command pilot (Leland Griffiths) from the 458th BG for the day's mission.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801596
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Liberty Belle
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Minneapolis, MN, USA | 21 October 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Minneapolis, MN, USA | 22 February 1942 | |
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Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, UK | 29 July 1944 - 1 September 1944 | |
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Died |
Horsham St Faith, Norwich, UK | 1 September 1944 | |
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Buried |
5 September 1944 | Block B Grave 5 Row 451945 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a cemetery to the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56291597.
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Accident report 035 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
