Walter Lee Lacy Jr
Military
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UPL 37598
"Lt. Thomas and crew of the 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Vicious Virgin". England, 10 March 1945."
Rear L-R: S/Sgt Walter E Smith, S/Sgt Harry W. Haynes Jr, Sgt Melvin Conrad Carlson, Sgt Edward Gilbert Eschinger, Sgt Louis L Contreras.
Front L-R: 2Lt Max Richard Bartholomew, 2Lt Blaine E Thomas, 2Lt Roger Clinton Lee, 2Lt Walter L Lacy.
Rear L-R: S/Sgt Walter E Smith, S/Sgt Harry W. Haynes Jr, Sgt Melvin Conrad Carlson, Sgt Edward Gilbert Eschinger, Sgt Louis L Contreras.
Front L-R: 2Lt Max Richard Bartholomew, 2Lt Blaine E Thomas, 2Lt Roger Clinton Lee, 2Lt Walter L Lacy.
Assigned to 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 6 x combat missions.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-785019
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Fox aka Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Louisville, KY | 23 January 1922 | Son of Walter Lee Snr and Laura [Hoskins] Lacy. |
Enlisted |
Louisville, KY | 22 September 1942 | |
Died |
Dallas, TX | 16 May 2015 | |
Buried |
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, TX | 14 June 2015 | Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA Plot Section 18A Site 710 |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 6 missions between 15-Mar-45 and 22-Mar-45. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K