Lee A Lance Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-3388 'Sleepytime Gal'. Plane ditched in Channel, Killed in Action (KIA). His name is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-3388

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sleepytime Girl
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

24 April 1944

Born

California

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLucy May
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https://www.abmc.gov/node/541102#.WeSE402WyM8

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4452