Lawrence Schenk Jr
Military
Back Row L-R Lt Francis Towner: Pilot. Lt James Fink: Co-Pilot. Lt Harold Lasch: Nav, Lt Modesto Olivio: Bdr
Front Row L-R. S/Sgt Henry Schulz: R/Op. S/Sgt John Cangemi: TTE. Sgt Anthony Tacinelli: Ball Turret and Asst. R/Op. Sgt Joseph Polinski: Right Waist Gunner and Asst Engineer, Sgt Lawrence Schenk: Tail Gunner. Sgt Borge Kellstrom Left waist Gunner
From Marty Turlik on 91st BG FB Page Daughter of James Fink
Object Number - UPL 52343 - The Towner Crew 91st BG Back Row L-R Lt Francis Towner: Pilot. Lt James Fink: Co-Pilot. Lt Harold Lasch: Nav, Lt Modesto Olivio: Bdr Front Row L-R....
Crashed near Templin on 5 Dec 44 in B-17 'Easy Does It' #43-38234, Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15132896 / O-710914
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Easy Does It
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Shawnee, Wisconsin, USA | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 5 December 1944 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
MACR 11036 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
