Lawrence J Roetto
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 8 March 1943 in B-24D 41-23988 [NB:E] 'Emmy Lou', 44BG/67BS while serving as Co-Pilot. The aircraft was attacked and shot down by German fighters near Barentin, France. Killed in Action (KIA) when cannon shell exploded in cockpit. NARA lists him as 'J. Roetto-Lawrence' See Biography events for disposition of his remains.
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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: Emmy Lou
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 March 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Buried |
Dieppe, France | 10 March 1943 | Buried by the Germans in the Cemetery Les Vertus, Dieppe, France per Bishop & Hey "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces". |
Born |
Ronett, Barry County, Missouri | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Barentin, France | 8 March 1943 | Killed when aircraft was shot down by German fighters and crashed at Barentin, France. |
Other Commemorated |
Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Ardennes American Cemetery. Apparently, the remains were never recovered from the cemetery at Dieppe, France |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 31-Jul-2015. Added Decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; Made connections to PLace and Mission within existing website data; Added Summary Biography and Burial event per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE, added KIA event per MACR 15333.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15330 / MACRs 4401, 15333, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p.89-90, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties pp. 58-9 by Lundy , NARA listing WWII National Monument web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database