Lawrence J Silk

Military
B-24 Liberator 42-51481 partial crew, 491st Bombardment Group, 853rd Bomber Squadron UPL 73543 UPL 73543 From left to right: #1 (?), #2 Sgt. John Turner, #3 Sgt. Lawrence Silk, #4 (?), #5 (?)

Kathryn Delaney Godar

On

Object Number - UPL 73543 - From left to right: #1 (?), #2 Sgt. John Turner, #3 Sgt. Lawrence Silk, #4 (?), #5 (?)

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-110150

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: 150
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

23 September 1982

Revisions

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster

Lawrence J Silk: Gallery (4 items)

B-24 Liberator 42-51481 partial crew, 491st Bombardment Group, 853rd Bomber Squadron

Object number: UPL 73543 - From left to right: #1 (?), #2 Sgt. John Turner,...

Partial crew beside their B-24

Object number: UPL 73554 - Left to right: #1 (?), #2 (?), #3 Sgt. John Turner...

Capt. Dean Strain and crew members of B-24 42-51481

Object number: UPL 73689 - Capt. Dean Strain and crew members of B-24 42...

Load list for every original crew member of the 491st departing the U.S. in April, 1944

Object number: UPL 80720 - Load list for every original crew member of the...