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LAULETTA, Floyd Ambrose - Date of
birth
8 December 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota -
Hometown
St. Louis County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17157294 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
850th Bombardment Squadron,
801st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
5 July 1944 - Place of
death
Lagny-le-Sec, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 12 | 67 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Frank A. Lauletta (father)
Wilhelmina M. (Litschke) Lauletta (mother)
Margaret Lauletta (half-sister)
Evelyn Lauletta (half-sister)
Frances M. Lauletta (sister)
Mary G. Lauletta (sister)
Eleanor A. Lauletta (sister)
Marjorie R. Lauletta (sister)
Bernard J. Lauletta (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50386 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Boots
Destination: France
Mission: Airdrop of weapons
MACR: 6991
More information
Sgt Floyd A. Lauletta was a mechanic and repairman of motor vehicles before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 7 December 1942.The aircraft was shot down by an Me-110 night fighter approximately 35 miles south of Paris on the morning of 5 July. It exploded and crashed at 0200hrs at a spot known locally as Les Trois Mares in Lagny-Le-Sec, France.
All eight crew members were killed.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Andy Anderson / Russ Pickett
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Sarah Jane Gabig, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks / Llitschke