Richard Diehl Laule

Military

Richard Laule was Navigator on B-17 #42-39941 'Lucky Lady', shot down 12 May 1944 over Southern Belgium. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert Atkins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32792318
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

George Vincent Brush

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32229463
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Bruce W Clago

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16079465 and O-749756
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Leon H Davies

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Lloyd A Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33430645
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-39941

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lucky Lady
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cleveland, Ohio, USA 29 January 1919

Enlisted

Cleveland, Ohio, United States 2 February 1943 as a Private in the Air Corps

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 May 1944 MACR 4819 mentions that, having initially managed to evade with the help of Belgian citizens, Richard Laule together with fellow crew members Bruce Clago, Ralph Munn and Lloyd Martin were all arrested by the Gestapo in Liège, Belgium, on 27 June 1944. NARA WWII POW database : "Interned in Germany - Returned to military control 24/05/1945"

Died

Ohio, United States 20 July 1968

Buried

Santa Barbara Cemetery, Santa Barbara, California, United States

Revisions

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MACR 4819
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4819 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database