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ECKARD, Lawrence A - Date of
birth
7 May 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Mifflin County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2063231 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier/Navigator -
Unit
668th Bombardment Squadron,
416th Bombardment Group, Light
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 February 1945 - Place of
death
Remagen am Rhine, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 8 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Sidney R. Eckard (father)
Maude R. (Miller Bishop) Eckard (mother)
Amos A. Eckard (brother)
Marie E. Eckard (sister)
Samuel W. Eckard (brother)
Dorsey W. Eckard (brother)
Rhoda P. Eckard (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-22512 -
Data
Type: A-26C
Destination: Mechernich, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 12346
More information
2nd Lt Lawrence A. Eckard was graduated from Lewistown High School in 1942 and employed at the Beaver Brothers Bakery before entering the Army May 12, 1943. He went overseas in November, 1944 and has been based in France where he was flying as bombardier in an A-26 Invader. His mother died, after a short illness, on the same day the telegram arrived announcing that Lt Eckard had been missing in action over Germany.Airplane was seen on fire. According to the Pilot John Chalmers the other 2 crewmembers also bailed out. The Pilot and Gunner were taken POW.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Nelson E. Rieffannacht, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, Newspaper articles
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees - Bomb 44-09 Midland AAF Texas