George Warren Lawlor

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-46710.jpeg UPL 46710 "White crosses mark the graves of American soldiers in a military cemetery somewhere in North Africa. 8 November 1943."
L-R :
Robert J. Nespor John C. Riley Thurman L. Ward Darmond R. Massort
Edward J. Suwa John P. D'Amour George W. Lawlor.

Punctuation, spelling. - Kickapoo

Object Number - UPL 46710 - "White crosses mark the graves of American soldiers in a military cemetery somewhere in North Africa. 8 November 1943." L-R : ...

Crew member B-24 liberator 41-11768 'Kickapoo' of 344th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Crashed shortly after take-off for the August 1, 43 low-level Ploesti, Romania mission. She lost an engine just after getting airborne and then caught fire while banking back toward the field to land, then a wing touched the ground and she smashed into a concrete pole and burst into flames. KIA.



Awards: AM (4OLC), EAME (1 x Battle Star),American Campaign and Defense Medals, PH.



Due to the abort after takeoff and subsequent crash, Lt. Nespor's crew did not receive mission credit and their names do not appear in the official AAF History Roster of Personnel for DFCs.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18051855 / O-435980
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Kickapoo
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

New York City, NY 15 March 1941 New York City, New York

Other

Killed in action

Benghazi, Libya 1 August 1943 Crew member B-24 liberator 41-11768 'Kickapoo' of 344th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Crashed shortly after take-off for the August 1, 43 low-level Ploesti, Romania mission. She lost an engine just after getting airborne and then caught fire while banking back toward the field to land, then a wing touched the ground and she smashed into a concrete pole and burst into flames. KIA.

Born

New York, NY, USA New York, NY, USA.

Buried

Fort Scott National Cemetery Fort Scott, Bourbon County, KS Fort Scott National Cemetery Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas, USA.

Other

Assigned

Benghazi, Libya Assigned to 344th BS, 98th BG, 8th AF.

Born

Massachusetts

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

 

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Corrected AM to reflect AM with four Oak Leaf Clusters and added ADSM based on entry date, ACM for continued service and EAME Campaign Medal for overseas service.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- Ted's Traveling Circus

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