Neil Matz
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner; Tail Gunner | 487th Bomb Group
33 missions from 22 Oct 1944 to 12 Mar 1945. Shot down on 24 Dec 1944. Parachuted near Liege, Belgium. Escaped with only a blood blister.
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Airman's Bar, Swan Hotel, Lavenham
Other location
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Signatures in the Airman's Bar, Swan Hotel, Lavenham
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American Red Cross Personnel with airmen of the 94th Bomb Group. Pinning Brig Gen Star on Frank Castle, Handwritten caption on reverse: ' Bordsall, Reihms, Drougher, 24/12/44 W.'
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Memorial in the Marketplace, Lavenham
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Memorial chapel in Saint Peter and Saint Paul church, Lavenham.
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Plaque on the restored Lavenham Control Tower. It is now used as an office building, and is STRICTLY PRIVATE.
Detailed history
Men serving with the 487th used this bar, and signed their names on the walls. The Swan Hotel has preserved the walls, and kept quite a lot of memorabilia, which is displayed in the bar.
Find out about the ‘Signatures Project’ at The Swan at Lavenham Hotel & Spa here: http://www.theswanatlavenham.co.uk/hotel-blog/the-airmens-bar-signatures...
Connections
People
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James Pearce
Military | First Sergeant (1st Grade) | NCO Intelligence | 467th Bomb Group
James Edward Pearce, 89, of Greenfield, died in his home at 2:12 p.m. September 25, 2012. ... -
Richmond Young
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 487th Bomb Group
Richmond C Young was a B-17 bomber pilot with the 838th Bomb Squadron of the 487th Bomb Group (Heavy) stationed in Lavenham, England during World War II, and completed 34 successful bombing missions over Europe. He was shot down once and crash landed... -
Vitold Zalneraitis
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier/Navigator | 487th Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW). While flying in B-17G #43-38154 'Heavenly Body' on mission to Bielefeld, GE, had a mid-air with A/C #43-38037 'Liberty Bell' from same squadron. Lost right wing and spun in six miles east of Bielefeld - 8 Killed in Action (KIA),...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 17 November 2015 18:03:45 | Lucy May | Changes to history |
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Correspondence with Jane Larcombe, Business Development Manager - The Swan at Lavenham Hotel & Spa. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 31 March 2015 16:26:02 | usxpat | Created entry with name, latitude, longitude, history and media associations |
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