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 |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 7 January 1946 |
Results | Transferred |
Additional Information |
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CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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Flt. Ofcr. Thurston, Lawrence E, "Red, Red Baron" | Pilot | TR |
Flt. Ofcr. Solomon, Eugene Leonard⇗ | Co-pilot | TBD |
Flt. Ofcr. Gore, Theodore Thomas⇗ | Navigator | TR |
SGT. Wilkinson, Robert Lee⇗ | Togglier | TR |
SGT. King, William Orr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | TBD |
SGT. Larson, Oliver T⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | TBD |
CPL. Huron, Elias Sanchez⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TR |
CPL. Cauthen, Ralph (NMI)⇗ | Tail Gunner | TR |
CPL. Lindsay, James (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TBD |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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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⇗ |