Lawrence Edwards Adams
Military
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UPL 38738
A Crew of the 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, Poses For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 25 June 1944.
Information provided by Mervyn Wilson, 379th BGA historian.
Official caption via Fold 3 wrongly states that the crew is from the 524th Bomb Squadron.
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Erwin Halvorson crew. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19073723 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Swamp Fire
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Franklinville, New York | 1 January 1917 | Born Franklinville, New York |
Enlisted |
Binghamton, New York | 7 May 1941 | Enlisted Binghamton, New York |
Other Discharged |
2 September 1945 | ||
Died |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 11 December 1957 | Died Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Buried |
Brookfield Cemetery Brookfield, Pennsylvania | 14 December 1957 | Interred Brookfield Cemetery Brookfield, Tioga County, Pennsylvania |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
379th Bombardment Group Anthology pg 128 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia