Laverne Frederick Redfield

Military

Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Passenger on C-47, bound for Munich, crashed Schlatt, Germany 4-Nov-45. Died Non Battle (DNB)





Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Wisconsin 25 October 1924 Son of Jared Lewis and Myrtle Ann [Palfrey] Redfield.

Enlisted

15 June 1943

Died

Schlatt, Germany 4 November 1945 Passenger on C-47, bound for Munich, crashed Schlatt, Germany 4-Nov-45. Died Non Battle (DNB)

Buried

Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Old Ashippun, Dodge County, Wisconsin

Based

Bury St Edmunds 4 November 1945 Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.