Lawrence R Eiler
Military ROLL OF HONOURHit by flak and crashed into North Sea in B-17 #42-38141, Killed in Action (KIA).
His name is listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pansy Yokum
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
9 July 1944 | ||
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Born |
Cannon Falls, Minnesota |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7359; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 313