Laurence served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17 #42-102624, 349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Wheeler County, Texas prior to the war.
B-17 #42-102624 took off from Thorpe Abbotts Air Field, England on a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany. They were attacked and hit by German Aircraft and crashed near Fahrenkrug, two miles North of Rotenhaln, Holstein, Germany during the war.
Laurence was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 38340504
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-102624:
Beveridge, Thomas, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
Brooks, Robert F ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Hahn, Willard J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MT
Johnson, Clarke T ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, OH
Lund, Raymond R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NE
St John, Laurence A ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
Tracy, Thomas J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
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Airmen who survived from B-17 #42-102624:
Barger, Lawrence W ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Black, Robert L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, WV
Bowridge, Thomas ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, CA
Bio & Crew Report by:
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Previously submitted to Find A Grave:
S/Sgt Laurence A St John
ASN; 38340504
349th Bomber Squadron.
100th Bomber Group Heavy
Entered the service from Texas
Purple Heart
Laurence served as a Staff Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17 #42-102624, 349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Wheeler County, Texas prior to the war.
B-17 #42-102624 took off from Thorpe Abbotts Air Field, England on a bombing mission over Berlin, Germany. They were attacked and hit by German Aircraft and crashed near Fahrenkrug, two miles North of Rotenhaln, Holstein, Germany during the war.
Laurence was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 38340504
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-102624:
Beveridge, Thomas, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
Brooks, Robert F ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, PA
Hahn, Willard J ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, MT
Johnson, Clarke T ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, OH
Lund, Raymond R ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NE
St John, Laurence A ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, TX
Tracy, Thomas J ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NY
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who survived from B-17 #42-102624:
Barger, Lawrence W ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IL
Black, Robert L ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, WV
Bowridge, Thomas ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, CA
Bio & Crew Report by:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Previously submitted to Find A Grave:
S/Sgt Laurence A St John
ASN; 38340504
349th Bomber Squadron.
100th Bomber Group Heavy
Entered the service from Texas
Purple Heart
Bio by: Dominique Potier
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Laurence A. St John
S Sgt 349 Bomb SQ 100 Bomb GP (H)
Texas May 24, 1944
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