Lane E Spence
MilitaryAssigned to 95BS, 17BG, 12AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Neckarelz Railroad Bridge, Germany shot down by Bf109, crashed near Achern. Six chutes seen. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44 MACR 11590.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Erma
- Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Cincinnati, OH, USA | 15 December 1942 | |
Died |
Achern, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Neckarelz Railroad Bridge, Germany shot down by Bf109, crashed near Achern. Six chutes seen. KIA. 23-Dec-44 MACR 11590. |
Buried |
Achern, Germany | 24 December 1944 | Achern Cemetery Germany. |
Kentucky, USA | |||
Other Based |
21000 Dijon, France | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 95BS, 17BG, 12AF. |
Buried |
Lemay, MO 63125, USA | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St Louis County Missouri, USA | |
Born |
Fulton County, KY, USA |