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MOORE, Lawrence Reed - Date of
birth
6 June 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Moundsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia -
Hometown
Moundsville, Wetzel County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-734962 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
579th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 October 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, north of the Frisian Islands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Howard Moore (father)
Gertrude (Long) Tucker (mother)
Russell T. Tucker (stepfather)
Eugene W. Moore (brother)
William R. Tucker (stepbrother)
Forest L. Tucker (stepbrother)
Gladys V. Tucker (stepsister)
Abbie M. Tucker (stepsister)
Betty L. Tucker (stepsister)
Naomi L. Tucker (stepsister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7471 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Filthy Annie
Destination: Frisian Islands
Mission: Diversion
MACR: 890
More information
The mission's objective was to deconcentrate German defenses, primarily fighter units, and draw them away from the main bomber routes across the continent.The B-24 was last seen falling in a mild spin at about 10,000 feet followed closely by four enemy fighters. One or two parachutes were reported seen from this aircraft. A wing tip and the tail assembly had been damaged and partially torn off as a result of a mid-air collision with one of the other Group aircraft, believed to be B-24 # 42-7481.
The entire crew of ten was killed. Five are listed on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten and five are listed on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge Cemetery.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.B24.net, National WWII Memorial, NARA, www.ancestry.com - 1920 - 1930 census / West Virginia Memory Project / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Michel Beckers