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ROCK, Lawrence Joseph - Date of
birth
1 August 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Trumbull County, Ohio -
Hometown
Hubbard, Trumbull County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15377582 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Turret Gunner -
Unit
332nd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
29 April 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea, 5 km west of Texel, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Angelo P. Rock (father)
Mary Rock (mother)
P. Anthony Rock (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102520 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin & return
Mission: Operational
MACR: 4468
More information
S/Sgt Rock attended Hubbard High School. He enlisted on 9 December 1942 in Miami Beach, Florida.The aircraft was hit by flak and crashed.
Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com MACR, www.ancestry.com Ohio Birth Index/World War II Young American Patriots/1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Chris van der Linden