Robert A Lawrenz

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Orleans, FR on 7 January 1944 in B-24D #42-63977 'Los Angeles City Limits'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-63977

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Los Angeles City Limits
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 7 January 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

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Removed a space in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1854 / MACR 1854, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database