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Lawrence Jean Alexander

Name:
Jean Alexander Lawrence
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
33350023
Unit:
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1943-09-06
State:
Pennsylvania
Cemetery:
La Chapelle-Champigny Civilian Cemetery, Bourgogne, France
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Radio Operator of the B-17 Bomber Slightly Dangerous, taken off from Knettingshall on a mission to Stuttgart, was hit by anti-aircraft fire and attacked by six fighters, shooting four of them down. It crashed at Chapelle-Champigny, damaging a house. The lady-owner was killed. Two members, after successful parachute jumps, got back to England, two others were taken prisoners by the Germans but five others were killed in the crash. Lawrence died in the crash.