Lawrence William Skehan
Sgt 31089101 613th
Massachusetts
1915 - 1944
Right Waist Gunner aboard 42-31593 (Carrie B)
Normandy cemetery, France
Plot : A , Row : 19 , Grave : 31.
1915 - 1944
Lawrence was born Jun 28, 1915, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
He enlisted to the Air Force Apr 6, 1942.
In 1944 he arrived in England to join the 401st BG
His last mission, Apr 20, 1944, Target: Bois Coquerel, France, no 3 engine was hit by flak.
About 3 or 4 minutes later A/C pulled up vertically , went into a dive to about 12,000 Feet and
then exploded.
He was awarded with an Air Medal and a Purple Heart Medal
In 1944, when Lawrence died on the age of 28 he left behind his family :
His father, John J Skehan, age 53
His mother, Alice W Skehan, age 51
His sister, Marie L Skehan, age 33
His brother, John J Skehan, age 32
His brother, James N Skehan, age 30
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Mission to Bois Coquerel, France, # 3 engine hit by flak,went into dive and exploded.
Crashed near Pont-Remy, France
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