James Lascu Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5073 - The insignia of the 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group.
Shot down by fighters on mission to Oscherleben on 11 January 1944 in B-17F 42-29487 'Ritzy Blitz.' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR #1915
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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 324th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ritzy Blitz
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned |
1 February 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group on Gowen Field (Boise, Idaho) Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, Ralph Pulcipher Crew as a Radio Operator/Gunner. He did not fly any missions with the 384th Bomb Group. | |
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Other Killed in action |
Germany | 11 January 1944 | |
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Born |
Follansbee, West Virginia | ||
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Buried |
Plot A Row 30 Grave 1, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1915, 8th AF Losses