Name:
Robert A. Lawrenz
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-674212
Unit:
567th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
Minnesota
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2nd Lt Robert A. Lawrenz, navigator of the B-24 Liberator 42-63977 “Los Angeles City Limits”, took off from Station 114 Hetel, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission to Ludwigshafen’s chemical factory. The mission was a success, but multiple bombers were shot down by German fighters on the return flight, including the “Los Angeles City Limits” at 1315. Lawrenz was taken prisoner and sent to Stalag Luft 1 in Barth-Vogelsang.