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Personal info

Full name
LAMPLOT, Vernon E
Date of birth
17 August 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
20607129
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Waist Gunner
Unit
401st Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 August 1943
Place of death
Hergarten, 12 mi. South of Duren, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 21 7

Immediate family

Members
Joseph Lamplot (father)
Irma (Komorous) Lamplot (mother)
Joseph J. Lamplot (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-5437
Data
Type B-17F
Nickname: Frank's Nightmare
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombardment
MACR: 282

More information

S/Sgt Vernon E. Lamplot enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 5 March 1941.

Observations made by Lt Robert E. Nichols O-1699081:
"A/C out of 91st Group behind and to our left (believed to be A/C 437) was hit by flak at Woenselrecht and then by E/A at or about 1410. A/C snapped up out of formation and half fell into tight spin getting tighter and tighter. Last seen at 1413, at an altitude of 18000 feet in vicinity of 5014N 0711E. It is believed that one parachute came from this A/C".
Of the 10 men crew were 9 KIA. 1 crewmember ended up POW.

Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.8thafhs.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Birth Index

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michel Beckers, Joe Lamplot