Laurence Roy Lofgren
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Netherlands American Cemetery; Lofgren Family
Object Number - UPL 17161 - 1st/Lt. Laurence Roy Lofgren
Killed in Action (KIA) northwest of Wesel, Germany in B-24 'Queen of Angels' #42-50735. He was also the pilot of the "Bangin' Lulu" #42-51091.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13200624
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner and Armorer (MOS 612)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator/Squadron Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15335659
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Newcastle, NE, USA | 24 March 1919 | |
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hamminkeln, Germany | 24 March 1945 | Died on his 26th birthday. Operation Varsity. |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
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Sources
Brought in information from a duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14181 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database