Robert Joseph Lorentz
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 16 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-37784 24-May-44; enemy aircraft attack caused collision with 42-38082, crashed Melchow, Ger. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5322
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19084606 / O-691253
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 24 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Minneapolis, MN | 26 August 1942 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Died |
Melchow, Germany | 24 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 42-37784 24-May-44; enemy aircraft attack caused collision with 42-38082, crashed Melchow, Ger. KIA MACR 5322 |
Born |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA | Son of Leslie J and Annie M Lorentz. | |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kimbolton | 24 May 1944 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, MO | Re-Interred Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St Louis County, MO |
Revisions
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
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379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
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379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentificatio…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41136851/robert-j-lorentz
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5322 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database