Lewis Bryson Lawter
Military
Bombardier
340th BG - 489th BS - 9th AF
KIA 25 April 1943
Object Number - UPL 54911 - 2LT Lewis Bryson Lawter Bombardier 340th BG - 489th BS - 9th AF KIA 25 April 1943
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot / Squadron Commander
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Spartanburg, SC | 9 August 1919 | |
| Spartanburg, SC | 16 October 1940 | 381 St. Andrews Street | |
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Enlisted |
Charlotte, NC | 8 January 1942 | |
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Died |
Sfax, Tunisia | 25 April 1943 | KIA when his B-25 was hit by another 340th BG B-25 while over the airfield at Sfax. The collision severed the tail of his a/c causing it to crash. All onboard were killed |
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Buried |
Spartanburg, SC | 23 June 1948 | Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA |
