Ernest Herbert Lawson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-41255.jpeg UPL 41255 Col. Ernie Lawson, 305th Bomb Group, taken March 6th 1944 prior to a raid on Berlin.

Sourced from the US National Archives by Paul Allonby.

Object Number - UPL 41255 - Col. Ernie Lawson, 305th Bomb Group, taken March 6th 1944 prior to a raid on Berlin.

Commanding Officer 305th Bombardment Group November-1943 to 18-June-1944. Shot down at Hamburg by Flak on 18-Jun-44 in B-17 42-97647. Killed while leading the whole 8th AF in strike formation. His a/c was severed midship by antiaircraft gunfire. Killed in Action (KIA) ref MACR 5939. Career pilot who made his name as a member of the USAAF Air Racing and cross-country team in the 1920s and 1930s; also pre-war test pilot.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18171154
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Gunner Left Waist & Tail

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

18 June 1944 Shot down over Hamburg.

Born

San Antonio, Texas, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Hamburg 18 June 1944

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Lee Cunningham 23-Nov-2014. Added connection to Chelveston and Mission 93 per MACR 5939.

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Lee Cunningham 23-Nov-2014.Added CO 305BG dates, http://www.usaaf.com/8thaf/bomber/305bg.HTM. MACR ref "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story" Roger A. Freeman & Dave Osborne.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5939 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45; MACR 5939, Heritage of Valor by Budd Peaslee book dedication

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