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WORTHEY, Lawrence Calvin - Date of
birth
27 October 1919 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Coahoma County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34134047 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
410th Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
13 June 1943 - Place of
death
Baltic Sea off Langeland Point, Denmark
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 19 | 1 |
Immediate family
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Members
Ethel W. Worthey (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3063 -
Data
Nickname: Ole Tobe
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Germaniawerft U-boat yards
MACR: 6142
More information
S/Sgt Lawrence C. Worthey was employed at the Savoy Theater.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army at Camp Shelby, Mississippi on 14 October 1941.
No definite information is available as to the disappearance of this aircraft. Aircraft was enroute to Kiel, Germany and return. Extreme battle conditions prevailed from time landfall was made on enemy coast to the target and about half way on course out of enemy coast. Nine aircraft were lost on this mission, all believed due to enemy fighter attacks. Fighter attacks and flak were most severe in the target area. Because of prevailing battle conditions accurate observations were impossible.
An aircraft believed to be the one piloted by Pilot Johnson was reported to have exploded at an altitude of 300 feet, half a mile from enemy coast on course out.
The body of S/Sgt Worthey washed ashore and was initially buried at the Garnison Cemetery of Kiel on 5 August 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com