Eugene Andrew Lascotte
MilitaryNose Gunner
John Crouchley Crew
485BG - 828th BS
Shot down over Bulgaria 28 June 1944
Assigned to 828BS, 485BG, 15AF USAAF. 24 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 42-52701 28-Jun-44; Shot down by E/A, baled out Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 6820/8339
Awards: DFC, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11063665 / O-802172
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Miss Yankee Rebel
- Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Willernie, Minnesota | 11 February 1921 | Son of Joseph S and Grace B Lascotte. |
Enlisted |
Minnesota, USA | 22 June 1942 | |
Based |
Venosa | 10 May 1944 - 28 June 1944 | Assigned to 828BS, 485BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Other Shot Down/Captured |
Plovdiv, Bulgaria | 28 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bucharest, Romania in B-24 42-52701 28-Jun-44; Shot down by E/A, baled out POW MACR 6820/8339 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Shumen, Bulgaria | 28 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Shumen, Bulgaria. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
14 November 1945 | Honorable discharge. | |
Died |
Maplewood, Minnesota | 24 June 2001 | |
Enlisted |
Calvary Cemetery, Saint Paul, Minnesota | 27 June 2001 | Calvary Cemetery Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA |
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