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Laurence T. ARMSTRONG
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Source : Andy
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-683890 | ||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4 janvier 1920 CANADA  | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MINNESOTA | ||||||
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Parents : Laurence & Gertrude Eleanor THOMPSON | ||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Navigator | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 429th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 2nd Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 15th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 4 February 1944 |
Source : Andy
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| STATUS | MIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | in sea | ||||||
| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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Bio by: Tim Cook Second Lieutenant, 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group (Heavy), 15th Air Force. Navigator on B-17F Flying Fortress #42-29903 "High Tension II" in World War II. Shot down by enemy fighters on mission from Italy to bomb shipping targets at Toulon, France. The B-17 was seen to go down into the Mediterranean Sea off the Côte d'Azur. Although six parachutes were observed to exit the aircraft, no survivors were recovered and the 10-man crew were declared Missing In Action. |
Killed In Action were:
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |