Lawrence Paul Kordes
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 7BS, 34BS, 8AF USAAF. B-24 42-94849 'Maid of Fury' ditched in the English Channel 25-Jun-44 with fuel lines severed and 3 engines out. Baled out of aircraft into English Channel. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7372
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16089110 / O-742071
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maid of Fury
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hawthorn, Pennsylvania | 22 November 1914 | BornHawthorn, Pennsylvania |
Enlisted |
Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio | 4 April 1942 | EnlistedFort Hayes Columbus, Ohio |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 25 June 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA)English Channel |
Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, Cambs | 25 July 1944 | InterredCambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, Cambs |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84171347/lawrence-p-kordes-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56291456/lawrence-paul-kordes
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7372