Vernon C Larson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 27 September 1943 in B-17 #42-3111 'Local Girl', Killed in Action (KIA).



Earlier Larson was wounded in B-17 #42-2970 'Connecticut Yankee' during bailout during 6 September 1943 Stuttgart mission.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-2970

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Connecticut Yankee
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

42-3111

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Brass Rail, Local Girl
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

27 September 1943

Born

Missoula, Missoula County, Montana

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 27 September 1943

Buried

Revisions

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 667 / MACR 667, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 275-6, 292 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database