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STRONG, Lucian Swift Jr - Date of
birth
5 September 1921 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Wayzata, Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-759523 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Lichtenstein, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 30 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Lucian S. Strong Sr. (father)
Virginia W. (Sweatt) Strong (mother)
William R. Strong (brother)
Ruxton R. Strong (brother)
Sheila Strong (sister)
Afton L. (Paul) Strong (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38027 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Heavenly Body
Destination: Leipzig, Germany
Mission: Boming of the industrial area
MACR: 7285
More information
1st Lt Lucian S. Strong attended Babson Institute in Boston and was an actor before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Omaha, Nebraska on 16 January 1943. He was sent overseas on 26 May 1944.After being damaged, most likely by flak, the aircraft fell back out of formation after which it was attacked by several enemy aircraft and shot down.
Five crew members were killed and four bailed out and were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – L. Shevlin McCann, www.newspapers.com – The Minneapolis Star - 2 August 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Nicole Leibrecht Gros