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2LT Lane Emerson Spence

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2LT Lane Emerson Spence

Birth
Death
23 Dec 1944 (aged 21–22)
Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Burial
Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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SECTION 79 SITE 515-516
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Second Lieutenant, 95th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group, 1st Tactical Air Force, World War II.

Killed In Action piloting B-26G Marauder #43-34238, shot down by a German Bf-109G fighter during a mission out of Dijon, France to strike targets over Germany. Only one flier escaped the action. Buried where he fell by German civilians. MACR 11590.

The crew killed were:

2nd Lt. Lane E Spence, Pilot
2nd Lt. John R Steward, Bombardier
Sgt. Joseph N Armstrong, Armorer-Gunner
S/Sgt. Johnny C Gault, Photographer
T/Sgt. Peter J Yanko, Radio Operator-Gunner
Cpl. Joseph A Renaldi, Flight Engineer-Gunner
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Entered the service from Kentucky; Fulton County; Service ID: O-705154.
Enlisted at Cincinnati, Ohio, December 15, 1942.
Second Lieutenant, 95th Bomb Squadron, 17th Bomb Group, 1st Tactical Air Force, World War II.

Killed In Action piloting B-26G Marauder #43-34238, shot down by a German Bf-109G fighter during a mission out of Dijon, France to strike targets over Germany. Only one flier escaped the action. Buried where he fell by German civilians. MACR 11590.

The crew killed were:

2nd Lt. Lane E Spence, Pilot
2nd Lt. John R Steward, Bombardier
Sgt. Joseph N Armstrong, Armorer-Gunner
S/Sgt. Johnny C Gault, Photographer
T/Sgt. Peter J Yanko, Radio Operator-Gunner
Cpl. Joseph A Renaldi, Flight Engineer-Gunner
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Entered the service from Kentucky; Fulton County; Service ID: O-705154.
Enlisted at Cincinnati, Ohio, December 15, 1942.

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2LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II

Gravesite Details

Interred January 11, 1950.

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  • Created by: ShaneO
  • Added: Oct 12, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42990907/lane_emerson-spence: accessed ), memorial page for 2LT Lane Emerson Spence (1922–23 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42990907, citing Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).