Lorenzo Thomas Maiden
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 52550 - S/Sgt Lorenzo T. Maiden, 401BG.
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 5th combat mission. Garrett Filemyr crew. Tail gunner. Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux in B-17 42-31315 'Liberty Run', on 19-Jun-44; flak shot off the tail. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5999
Awards: PH.
Connections
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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: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13078848 / O-807624
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Liberty Run
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Colfax, Indiana, USA | 1 June 1924 | Son of James William and Mahala Armetta [Poland] Maiden. |
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Enlisted |
Indianapolis, IN | 3 January 1943 | Indianapolis, Indiana |
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Died |
Bay of Biscay | 19 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux in B-17 42-31315 'Liberty Run', on 19-Jun-44; flak shot off the tail. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5999 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Deenethorpe | 19 June 1944 | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Plainview Cemetery Colfax, Clinton County, IN | Plainview Cemetery Colfax, Clinton County, Indiana |
Revisions
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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=12071
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68556028/lorenzo-thomas-maiden
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5999 / MACR 5999, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=2645 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
