Averitt, Lawrence Crowford

Rank and Name, Sergeant Lawrence Crowford Averitte.

Unit/Placed in, 424th Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Group, Heavy.

Lawrence is born approx. on 9 June, 1920 in Cumberland, North Carolina.

Father, Henry S. Averitt.

Lawrence enlisted the service in North Carolina with service number # 14068152.

Lawrence‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,

Captain Harold G McNeese Pilot

2^nd Lt. Harry Vanderslice Jr. Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Wesley L. Carrol Navigator

2^nd Lt. Donald L. DeClergue Bombardier

SSgt. Roy R. Lund Engineer

SSgt. William H. Adams Asst. Engineer

SSgt. Robert O. Smith Radio Operator

Sgt. Lawrence C. Averitt Asst. Radio Operator

Sgt. Elton M. Hartt Gunner

Lawrence was KIA on a Bombing Mission with escort, attacked by various fighters they were shot by Anti-Aircraft on 13 Feb. 1943, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Lawrence is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Walls of the missing.

He also has a Memorial Grave at Union Cemetery, Dickson, Dickson County, Tennessee, USA.

Thanks to, https://pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/41-23957.html

Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com

Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org