Francis Lawn

Military

Shot down 27 May 1944 in B-24 #42-95091. Prisoner of War (POW).

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James Austin Leone

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18189055
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Ernest Isaac Mitchell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38130365
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Ernesto Rodriguez

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16026553
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Arthur Henry Vaughan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12032548
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Freehold, New Jersey, USA 25 October 1920

Enlisted

7 July 1942 Trenton, New Jersey

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 27 May 1944 captured in Püttlingen, Germany

Died

25 September 1992
Monmouth County, New Jersey

Revisions

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NARA: Air Force Award Cards

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MACR 5260
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Veterans BIRLS Death Files

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5260 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database