Lawrence Clyde M.

Name:

Clyde M. Lawrence

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

39381781

Unit:

556th Bomber Squadron, 387th Bomber Group, Medium

Date of Death:

1944-02-15

State:

Washington

Cemetery:

Crown Hill Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington

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Clyde M. Lawrence was born on December 11, 1919. He was the son of Ida M Lawrence of Seattle, Washington.

Clyde served in the 556th Bomber Squadron, 387th Bomber Group, Medium, as a Staff Sergeant and Mechanic/Gunner on the B-26 Marauder #41-31682 'Jolly Roger/Shady Lady' during World War II.

On February 15, 1944, the crew took off at Sation 162 airfield in Chipping Ongar, England, on a bombing mission at La Glacerie, a suburb of Cherborugh, France. Shot down by flak at 10:56H, four crew members were killed in this incident, including SSgt Lawrence. The other two were able to bail out but were captured and taken as prisoners. Their plane crashed at Le Doucet, in the commune of Gonneville-Le Theil.

The bodies of those who were killed were temporarily buried in the Cherbourg Cemetery until later were transferred. SSgt Lawrence is now buried in the Crown Hill Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net