Thurston, Lawrence E

Individual Personnel Data
Name Thurston, Lawrence E, "Red, Red Baron"
Rank Flight Officer / Second Lieutenant
Serial Number O-2029782
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #73 dated 4 April 1945, effective 3 April 1945.
Duty Pilot
MOS1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date 7 January 1946
Results Transferred
Additional Information
  • Discharged to accept commission as Second Lieutenant, AUS effective 19 September 1945 per 547th Bomb Squadron Morning report dated 22 September 1945.




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
Flt. Ofcr. Thurston, Lawrence E, "Red, Red Baron"PilotTR
Flt. Ofcr. Solomon, Eugene LeonardCo-pilotTBD
Flt. Ofcr. Gore, Theodore ThomasNavigatorTR
SGT. Wilkinson, Robert LeeTogglierTR
SGT. King, William OrrRadio Operator / GunnerTBD
SGT. Larson, Oliver TEngineer / Top Turret GunnerTBD
CPL. Huron, Elias SanchezBall Turret GunnerTR
CPL. Cauthen, Ralph (NMI)Tail GunnerTR
CPL. Lindsay, James (NMI)Flexible GunnerTBD

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 3 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
313 17 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Dresden, Germany
Pilot 43‑38800 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
315 20 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Seddin, Germany
Pilot 43‑38752 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron hot camera ship.
Sortie Report
316 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Pilot 42‑37788 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron Hot Camera ship.
Sortie Report

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