Lawrence served as a Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G #43-38009, 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Aroostook County, Maine prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 13, 1941 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-17G #43-38009 took off, with a crew of 9, from Eye, England on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen, Germany. Near the target they were hit by anti-aircraft fire which blew their left wing off and crashed near the target. One parachute was seen leaving the B-17.
Lawrence was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 11029681
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38009:
Crixell, Teofilo, III ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
De Santis, Jenner J. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NJ
Garry, Donald R. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Godfrey, John E. ~ Sgt, Engineer, WA
Jensen, Oscar ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MN
Ostler, Frederick B. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, ID
Rooney, Lawrence J. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ME
Airmen who survived the crash:
Davis, Albert ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
Wessel, Richard F. H. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, POW
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Aroostook County, Maine prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 13, 1941 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-17G #43-38009 took off, with a crew of 9, from Eye, England on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen, Germany. Near the target they were hit by anti-aircraft fire which blew their left wing off and crashed near the target. One parachute was seen leaving the B-17.
Lawrence was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 11029681
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38009:
Crixell, Teofilo, III ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
De Santis, Jenner J. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NJ
Garry, Donald R. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Godfrey, John E. ~ Sgt, Engineer, WA
Jensen, Oscar ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MN
Ostler, Frederick B. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, ID
Rooney, Lawrence J. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ME
Airmen who survived the crash:
Davis, Albert ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
Wessel, Richard F. H. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, POW
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Lawrence served as a Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-17G #43-38009, 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Aroostook County, Maine prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 13, 1941 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-17G #43-38009 took off, with a crew of 9, from Eye, England on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen, Germany. Near the target they were hit by anti-aircraft fire which blew their left wing off and crashed near the target. One parachute was seen leaving the B-17.
Lawrence was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 11029681
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38009:
Crixell, Teofilo, III ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
De Santis, Jenner J. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NJ
Garry, Donald R. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Godfrey, John E. ~ Sgt, Engineer, WA
Jensen, Oscar ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MN
Ostler, Frederick B. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, ID
Rooney, Lawrence J. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ME
Airmen who survived the crash:
Davis, Albert ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
Wessel, Richard F. H. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, POW
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Aroostook County, Maine prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 13, 1941 in Portland, Maine. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-17G #43-38009 took off, with a crew of 9, from Eye, England on a bombing mission over Ludwigshafen, Germany. Near the target they were hit by anti-aircraft fire which blew their left wing off and crashed near the target. One parachute was seen leaving the B-17.
Lawrence was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 11029681
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38009:
Crixell, Teofilo, III ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, TX
De Santis, Jenner J. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NJ
Garry, Donald R. ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, MI
Godfrey, John E. ~ Sgt, Engineer, WA
Jensen, Oscar ~ Sgt, Tail Gunner, MN
Ostler, Frederick B. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, ID
Rooney, Lawrence J. ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, ME
Airmen who survived the crash:
Davis, Albert ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
Wessel, Richard F. H. ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, POW
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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