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Personal info

Full name
LAURIE, Robert H
Date of birth
July 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Miami, Dade County, Florida

Military service

Service number
O-753899
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
339th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 May 1944
Place of death
Near the railroad station of Camburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 8 14

Immediate family

Members
Ralph D. Laurie (father)
Blanche G. (Tinkham) Laurie (mother)
Jeanette C. (Dubreuil) Laurie (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-102578
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Brux, Czechoslovakia
Mission: Bombing of the Sudetenlandische Teibstoffwerke AG, hydrogenation plant
MACR: 4863

More information

While, approximately, over the town of Limburg, Germany, (near Frankfort), the formation was attacked by fighters. The altitude at that time was 17,000 feet. Within the next few minutes the pilot called over the intercom system "fighter coming in head on boys". Almost immediately there was a blinding crash with one of the attacking fighters.

Sgt Lanham, the tail gunner was blown out and remained conscious enough to pull his parachute cord after falling free for a considerable distance. The navigator, Lt Clifford Jones managed to escape through the front hatch. The other eight crew members were killed.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, 01Rabing003, www.findagrave.com - Jerrell Wilcox Cleaves, www.8thafhs.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Bjorn Meeuwsen