John E LaRiviere
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF photo.
Object Number - UPL 41502 - 1st Lt John E Leriviere.
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wessendorf in B-24 44-50838 'Red Bow' 4-Apr-45; A/C downed by fighters, broke up in flight near Lauenburg Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13730
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Red Bow
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Lauenburg, Germany | 4 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wessendorf in B-24 44-50838 'Red Bow' 4-Apr-45; A/C downed by fighters, broke up in flight near Lauenburg KIA MACR 13730 |
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Born |
Haverhill, Massachusetts | Son of Alpheze and Bertha J LaRiviere. | |
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Based |
Seething | 4 April 1945 | Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Magratten, Netherlands | ||
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Enlisted |
Ft Devens Massachusetts Enlistment Date: 7 Aug 1942 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13730
