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John Arthur Lawson

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John Arthur Lawson

Birth
Dixon, Lee County, Illinois, USA
Death
11 Feb 1995 (aged 76)
Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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Section N, Site 714
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Co-Pilot Lt John A.Lawson, POW
Hometown: Moline, IL
Squadron: 564th BS 389th Bomb Group
Pilot Lt Baldwin C.Avery, POW Aurora, NY

Target: Zeitz
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 5217
Date Lost: 12-May-44
Serial Number: 41-28715
Aircraft Model B-24H-10-DT
Aircraft Letter:I
Aircraft Name: "Chumbly."
Location: Hochenheim
Cause: German Fighter and AA 13 POW

The"Chumbly"Crew
Major Roger C. Hamel Jr. Command Pilot POW
Lt. Baldwin C. Avery Pilot POW
Lt. John A. Lawson Co-Pilot POW
Lt. Kenneth W. Dougherty Navigator POW
Lt. Nolan Gershenzen Navigator POW
2nd/Lt. Orland Hasselbach Bomardier POW
Lt. Joel M. Fain Bombardier POW
T/Sgt. Clifford S. Syverud Radio Op. POW
T/Sgt. Ralph O. Jacobson Gunner POW
T/Sgt. Ralph W. Moore Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Franklin B. Sipes Gunner
S/Sgt. Robert W Zimmerman Gunner
S/Sgt. Walter C. Chamberlin Gunner
Co-Pilot Lt John A.Lawson, POW
Hometown: Moline, IL
Squadron: 564th BS 389th Bomb Group
Pilot Lt Baldwin C.Avery, POW Aurora, NY

Target: Zeitz
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#: 5217
Date Lost: 12-May-44
Serial Number: 41-28715
Aircraft Model B-24H-10-DT
Aircraft Letter:I
Aircraft Name: "Chumbly."
Location: Hochenheim
Cause: German Fighter and AA 13 POW

The"Chumbly"Crew
Major Roger C. Hamel Jr. Command Pilot POW
Lt. Baldwin C. Avery Pilot POW
Lt. John A. Lawson Co-Pilot POW
Lt. Kenneth W. Dougherty Navigator POW
Lt. Nolan Gershenzen Navigator POW
2nd/Lt. Orland Hasselbach Bomardier POW
Lt. Joel M. Fain Bombardier POW
T/Sgt. Clifford S. Syverud Radio Op. POW
T/Sgt. Ralph O. Jacobson Gunner POW
T/Sgt. Ralph W. Moore Gunner POW
S/Sgt. Franklin B. Sipes Gunner
S/Sgt. Robert W Zimmerman Gunner
S/Sgt. Walter C. Chamberlin Gunner

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1st Lt, AC, US Army Air Corps, World War II

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