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LASTRAPES, Robert - Date of
birth
1922 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Akron, Summit County, Ohio -
Hometown
Akron, Summit County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15072927 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
564th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 July 1944 - Place of
death
Northwest of Halle, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 21 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elmer R. Lastrapes (father)
Anita (Marcotte) Lastrapes (mother)
Mary E. Lastrapes (sister)
Juanita Lastrapes (sister)
Gertrude Lastrapes (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-51144 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Halle, Germany
Mission: Bombing of a synthetic oil plant
MACR: 7492
More information
Sgt Robert Lastrapes attended Hower High School and was a machinist at the Goodyear Aircraft Corp. before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 29 December 1941. He was sent overseas in December 1943.The aircraft was hit in the cockpit by flak, killing the pilotes. It collided, out of control, with aircraft 42-110091.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Lastrapes Richard Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy, www.cgibin.rcn.com, www.newspapers.com – The Akron Beacon Journal - 24 July 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Marshall and Mary McIntyre / Hudson Louie, www.ancestry.com – Nanette Wilcox / BJ Means