Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Reandeau, Lawrence Joseph ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
32435712 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
| Duty |
Ball Turret Gunner |
| Last Duty Date |
25 July 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 344 Lansdorf (Formerly STG 8B) Silesia 50-17 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Post Loss Document File #10⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| Flt. Ofcr. Erickson, Gordon Bennett⇗ | Pilot | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Dartt, Clifford Charles⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Hackley, Francis Mercer⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Irvine, Donald Wesley⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| S/SGT. Welch, Paul Gerald⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Penly, Robert Horace⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Reandeau, Lawrence Joseph | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| CPL. Mankowitz, Charles (NMI)⇗ | Tail Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Wingerter, Frank Jacob⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
| CPL. Coburn, James P⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 4
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
2⇗ |
25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens
Type: Military
Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Ball Turret |
42‑29960⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Initially took off at 0553-1/2, landed at 0618, then took off again at 0630; reasons for this are unknown. Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
3⇗ |
26 June 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France |
Ball Turret |
42‑29960⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
4⇗ |
28 June 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Beaumont-le-Roger, France |
Ball Turret |
42‑29960⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back with #1 oil cooler leaking; top turret and ball turret problems.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
5⇗ |
29 June 1943 |
Target: duNord Aircraft Works, Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France |
Engineer/Top Turret |
42‑30030⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
8⇗ |
14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France |
Radio Operator |
42‑30039⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron deputy. Turned back at 0715 hrs over Channel because aircraft could not stay in formation - it felt 'sluggish.'
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
9⇗ |
24 July 1943 |
Target: Aluminum & Magnesium Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Herøya, Norway |
Ball Turret |
42‑30142⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
10⇗ |
25 July 1943 |
Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard
Type: Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Ball Turret |
42‑29670⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Disabled by enemy action over target; details unknown; crashed in Hamburg, Germany area. No MACR
Sortie Report⇗ |
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