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LAUX, Robert Amherst - Date of
birth
6 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio -
Hometown
Lorain County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-694467 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
20th Bombardment Squadron,
2nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 August 1944 - Place of
death
Vsetin, Czechoslovakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 41 | 22 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Elizabeth Laux (mother)
Aileen V. Laux (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31885 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Lovely Ladies
Destination: Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 8099
More information
2nd Lt Robert A. Laux attended high school for 4 years before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Cleveland, Ohio on 5 February 1943.Capt George B. Sweeney:
"This group was heavily attacked by E/A from 1041 to 1100 hours. From 50/70 enemy aircraft took part, coming in aggressively to as close as twenty yards from three to nine o’clock, concentrating on the rear squadron. Two aircraft of the fourth squadron were observed to go down in flames, observation of what happened to other aircraft was not possible as group continued, minus last squadron, to target. The largest number of chutes observed in the area of enemy attacks was three."
2nd Lt Charles H. McVey
"He was apparently wounded, he made no move to jump."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Chester Kubuske, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ohio Birth Index, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – DFR, www.newspapers.com – The Chronicle Telegram Ohio 13 September 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - DFR