Name:
Lawrence H. Herrick
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
17003992
Unit:
485th Fighter Squadron, 370th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-08-05
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Lettsville Cemetery, Letts, Iowa
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with two Silver and one Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters, Distinguished F
Comments:
Major Lawrence H. Herrick took off from Station A-4 Deux Jumeaux and was killed near Tours on his 48th mission when his plane exploded in mid-flight after strafing a train. The locals buried him, marking his grave with a black cross and a portion of his plane.