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2nd/Lt. Manning Lee Lawrence AM, OLC, DFC & bar.
United States Army Air Force 305th Bomb Group 365th Squadron
from:Burbank, California, USA
2nd Lietenant Manning Lee Lawrence, from Burbank California served with 365th Squadron, 305th Bomb Group. A B-17 Bombadier flying out of Chelveston airfield in England, he was shot down near Illesheim, Germany on 14th of October 1943 Black Thursday. He became a POW at Stalag Luft III until marched to Stalag VIIA. He survived the war and lived until 1964.