Lawrence Rivkin
Military
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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.
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
Assigned to 406BS, 801BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- 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
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
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. |
Revisions
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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