Name:
James Lynn LaRue
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
39182309
Unit:
545th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-07-04
State:
Washington
Cemetery:
Colfax Cemetery, Colfax, Washington
Plot:
Blk 2, 1st, Lot 128
Row:
Grave:
1
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
TSgt James Lynn LaRue, mechanic of the B-17 42-3235 “Lakanuki”, took off from station 106 in Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, UK on a bombing mission over LeMans. They were shot down by a German Fw190-A5 piloted by Uffz Wolfgang Ortlepp of the JG2/Stab at 28000 feet. Only the tail gunner, SSgt Butcher, managed to bail out successfully.