Hall, Lawrence Marion

Individual Personnel Data
Name Hall, Lawrence Marion   ‡
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Rank Sergeant / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 17100419   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #99 dated 19 September 1943, effective 19 September 1943.
Duty Tail Gunner
MOS612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner
Last Duty Date 28 April 1944
Results Completed Combat Tour
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 1 December 1921
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #112 dated 6 October 1943.
  • Placed on seven days Temporary Duty to American Red Cross club, Southport (a flak house) on 12 February 1944 per 544th Bomb Squadron Morning Report dated 12 February 1944.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Jorgenson, Henry (NMI), Jr⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Lucas, Hoyt Coltman⇗Co-pilotTR
2nd Lt. Sparrow, Harry Ira⇗NavigatorTR
2nd Lt. Fish, Robert Leigh⇗BombardierMIA
S/SGT. Buller, Elwood Ellis⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
S/SGT. Grant, George Vaughn, Jr⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerTR
S/SGT. Finkelstein, Raymond Louis⇗Ball Turret GunnerTR
SGT. Hall, Lawrence MarionTail GunnerCT
S/SGT. Jordan, Edward Allan⇗Flexible GunnerTR
SGT. Loughlin, Edmund Henry⇗Flexible GunnerTR
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 29 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
29⇗ 8 October 1943 Target: Workshops
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24575⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed away at Attlebridge Airfield, AAF Station 120, due to low fuel. Landed at Grafton Underwood at 7:10PM, about 1.5 hours after the rest of the Group.
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31⇗ 10 October 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Münster, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑3037⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 6:10
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33⇗ 20 October 1943 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Düren, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24575⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
FLIGHT TIME 4:45
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--⇗ 30 October 1943 Target: Marshaling Yard
Type: Transportation
Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 41‑24575⇗ FLIGHT TIME 5:00
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34⇗ 3 November 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 41‑24575⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 7:15
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36⇗ 16 November 1943 Target: Knaben II Molybdenum Mine
Type: Industry
Location: Knaben, Norway 		Tail Gunner 41‑24560⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back due to loose oil line on prop governor
FLIGHT TIME 7:30
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37⇗ 26 November 1943 Target: City Center
Type: Non-Military
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑39784⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 5:40
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39⇗ 1 December 1943 Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Solingen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑37885⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Returned Early
Flying Spare; joined formation; turned back over enemy territory due to a cracked cylinder head on #4 engine.
FLIGHT TIME 6:00
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41⇗ 11 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Emden, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑39784⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 5:55
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42⇗ 13 December 1943 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑29733⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group.
FLIGHT TIME 5:30
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45⇗ 22 December 1943 Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Osnabrück, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑39784⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 5:30
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49⇗ 4 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑29703⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 7:15
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50⇗ 5 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑37924⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 8:00
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54⇗ 21 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑29651⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
Sortie Report⇗
55⇗ 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑39784⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Lead group. Turned back at 1007 hrs because #3 engine was throwing oil and caught fire.
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56⇗ 30 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3440⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group deputy.
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58⇗ 4 February 1944 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3087⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High group, 41st B Combat Wing. Turned back at 1108 hrs over The Netherlands "because #2 supercharger surged and ran away ... was uncontrollable."
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59⇗ 5 February 1944 Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Orleans, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑39962⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 6:00
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60⇗ 6 February 1944 Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑39888⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 7:30
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64⇗ 21 February 1944 Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Werl, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑31495⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, low group.
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65⇗ 22 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Factory
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Halberstadt & Aschersleben, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3440⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
41A Group.
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66⇗ 24 February 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑3440⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Lead Squadron, lead group. Flying spare; aborted; took off one hour late and could not catch formation.
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67⇗ 25 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑39888⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
41A Group. Turned back at 1125 hrs when #3 supercharger would not function at altitude, being able to get only 23-24 inches of boost at 19,000'.
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69⇗ 2 March 1944 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑37885⇗ Combat Mission Credit
8:50 FLIGHT TIME
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70⇗ 3 March 1944 Target: Roller-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑31346⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back because #2 engine supercharger surged and oscillated.
FLIGHT TIME 4:40
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71⇗ 4 March 1944 Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑38014⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back at 1010 hrs because fuel transfer pump was inoperative.
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75⇗ 16 March 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31364⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Jettisoned bombs at 1130 hrs when aircraft was hit by bombs from Ledbetter aircraft 42‑37801 (MIA); bombs knocked out #2 engine and forced the jettisoning of bombs.
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76⇗ 18 March 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑37789⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
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77⇗ 19 March 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Wizernes, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑37789⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
79⇗ 22 March 1944 Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31495⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron deputy, low group.
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80⇗ 23 March 1944 Target: Airdrome and Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Gütersloh, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31495⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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81⇗ 24 March 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑37982⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
82⇗ 26 March 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑3429⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying spare; joined formation.
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83⇗ 27 March 1944 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Tours & Chartres, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑37785⇗ Combat Mission Credit
94 Group.
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86⇗ 9 April 1944 Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Marienburg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31235⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Joined 41st Composite Combat Wing A and bombed their primary target.
Sortie Report⇗
87⇗ 10 April 1944 Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium 		Tail Gunner 42‑31235⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
Sortie Report⇗
88⇗ 11 April 1944 Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31235⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
90⇗ 18 April 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31235⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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91⇗ 19 April 1944 Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑31435⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
92⇗ 20 April 1944 Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑31364⇗ Combat Mission Credit
B Wing, High Group, High Squadron Lead.
Sortie Report⇗

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