Lawrence Harold Angthius
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5133 - The insignia of the 544th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA). Upon takeoff from base on mission to Bremen 13-Nov-1943, 384th was recalled. B-17 #42-24575 'Sunrise Serenader' vibrated before going into a spin and broke in two near Wargrave, Berkshire. 9 KOM 1RTD.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676942
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34504836
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12158273
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 384th Bomb Group 312th Ferry Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-687709
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13059056
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret, Top Turret Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
13 November 1917 | ||
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Died |
13 November 1943 | ||
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Other Assigned |
Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 544th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, Ralph Jackson Connell Jr. Crew. Killed on his first mission. |
Revisions
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5018
Accident Report Number 43-11-13-500
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=lawrence&GSmn=&G…
Combined two entries into a single entry. Record includes information from the following sources:
AAIR 43-11-13-500 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5018
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I p. 371, NARA