He resided in Morrison County, Minnesota prior to the war.
Thomas was "Killed In Action" when his his B-24 crashed in the South Pacific area during the war. Thomas was a tail gunner. His remains were returned to the US and re-interred in the Holy Trinity Cemetery on March 5, 1948.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 37308941
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-72982:
Bailey, John S ~ T/Sgt, DC
Busch, Jack R ~ S/Sgt, NY
Horney, Edward A ~ S/Sgt, PA
LaSota, Thomas E ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MN
Rogers, Vincent J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, NY
Underwood, Donald E ~ 2nd Lt, MI
Van Fleet, George, Jr ~ Capt, CA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Morrison County, Minnesota prior to the war.
Thomas was "Killed In Action" when his his B-24 crashed in the South Pacific area during the war. Thomas was a tail gunner. His remains were returned to the US and re-interred in the Holy Trinity Cemetery on March 5, 1948.
He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.
Service # 37308941
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-72982:
Bailey, John S ~ T/Sgt, DC
Busch, Jack R ~ S/Sgt, NY
Horney, Edward A ~ S/Sgt, PA
LaSota, Thomas E ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, MN
Rogers, Vincent J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, NY
Underwood, Donald E ~ 2nd Lt, MI
Van Fleet, George, Jr ~ Capt, CA
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Inscription
SSGT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
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Lawrence Peter LaSota
1898–1978
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Roman LaSota
1900–1974
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Rosalyn LaSota
1902–1902
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Agnes LaSota
1903–1918
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Cecilia LaSota
1906–1908
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Joseph Benedict Lasota
1909–1972
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1911–1979
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1913–1990
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1916–2002
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1918–2000
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1929–2002
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