Lawrence Rivkin

Military
media-51778.jpeg UPL 51778 Harold R Van Zyl crew, 406BS, 801BG

Rear L-R: Harold Van Zyl, Clifton Clark, Lawrence Rivkin, William Elkouri.

Front L-R: Udell Olson, Harold Qualls, John Zsadanyi, Henry Hettinger.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 51778 - Harold R Van Zyl crew, 406BS, 801BG Rear L-R: Harold Van Zyl, Clifton Clark, Lawrence Rivkin, William Elkouri. Front L-R: Udell Olson, Harold...

Assigned to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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: 801st Bomb Group 406th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 16066888 / O-665743
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York 26 February 1921

Enlisted

New York City, NY 2 April 1942 New York City, New York

Died

West Hempstead, NY 27 June 1981

Buried

Mount Ararat Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY Mount Ararat Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York

Based

North Pickenham Assigned to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

801st BG Roster, http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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