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MILLER, Lawrence Raymond - Date of
birth
8 June 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon -
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39304578 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Nose Turret Gunner -
Unit
720th Bombardment Squadron,
450th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 April 1944 - Place of
death
Near Gaesti, Romania
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Henry J. Miller (father)
Dorothy I. Miller (mother)
James H. Miller (brother)
Elmer A. Miller (brother)
Henry G. Miller (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-94950 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Ploesti, Romania
Mission: Marshalling yards
MACR: 3965
More information
S/Sgt Lawrence R. Miller joined the Regular Army in Fort Lewis, Washington on 6 December 1941.He attended high school for 4 years and was a driver.
S/Sgt John Mason:
On 5 April 1944, our group was on a mission to bomb the marshalling yards at Ploesti, Romania. I was flying as Ball Turret Gunner on #269 in the high right element of the first attack unit. Lt Wagner was flying in plane #42-94950 in the same element. In the vicinity of the target, we were attacked by enemy fighters.
Soon afterwards I saw Lt Wagner’s ship on fire. The aircraft immediately swooped up under our plane and a few seconds later, I saw four chutes open. I lost sight of his ship at 20,000 feet altitude. The time was 14,25 hours.
He was first buried at Block W, Row 1, Grave 18.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.ancestry.com - D.J. Muller