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LAMBERT, Theron Edward - Date of
birth
2 December 1924 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana -
Hometown
Allen County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35555141 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal With Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Lamspringe and Neuhof, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 20 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Moine Lambert (father)
Catherine (Porter) Lambert (mother)
Paul A. Lambert (brother)
Loraine L Lambert (sister)
Lucile H. Lambert (sister)
Maurice D. Lambert (brother)
Ellis W. Lambert (brother)
June B. Lambert (sister)
Mary J. Lambert (sister)
Hilda F. Lambert (sister)
Dorris Lambert (sister)
Nancy Lambert (sister)
Alta Lambert (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102646 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Osnabrück, Germany
Mission: Combat
MACR: 10415
More information
T/Sgt Theron E. Lambert graduated from Northside High school in Fort Wayne in 1941. He was employed at Kroger Grocery & Baking.A/C encountered severe prop wash and exploded in mid air. Plane exploded in the air and parts spread over 1,5 Miles.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - 1930-1940 Census / Headstone Inscription and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR 10415, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: FOHF, www.ancestry.com - North Side High School Yearbook 1941 and 1946