Russell Adolph Lauer
Military
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Object Number - UPL 31405 - Crew of Crashed B17F 42-3535
Assigned to 339BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Sorau in B-17 42-3535; shot down, force landed Laaland, Denmark. Smuggled out by Danish trawler Evaded (EVD) MACR 4266
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17098673 / O-753847
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 15 September 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Other Forced landing EVD |
Laaland, Denmark | 11 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Sorau in B-17 42-3535; shot down, force landed Laaland, Denmark. Smuggled out by Danish trawler Evaded (EVD) MACR 4266 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
31 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Aurora, IL | 5 March 1985 | |
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Buried |
Elm Lawn Memorial Park Elmhurst, DuPage County, IL | 8 March 1985 | Elm Lawn Memorial Park Elmhurst, DuPage County, Illinois |
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Born |
Shiocton, WI | Son of John and Laura [Linzmeijer] Lauer. | |
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Based Evaded |
Snetterton Heath | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 339BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4266 / MACR 4266; Snetterton Falcons, pg 131 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
