Bud and Letha Lawrence

Bud Lawrence was in the U.S. Army Air Force. He was shot down flying a bombing mission over Germany. He was taken as a German POW and held in Stalag Luft IV. He returned home after being liberated by Russian Military groups. Bud and his wife Letha currently live in Ark City, KS.

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Letters

Letters To His Best Friend

More Letters

More Letters to his Best Friend

Stalag Luft IV

German Prisoner of War Camp

Stalag Luft IV - Guard Tower

Guard Tower at the POW Camp

Certificate II

Service Certificate For The Army Air Force

Lawrence in Uniform

Bud Lawrence in His Army Air Force Uniform

Eisenhower's Order of the Day

Eisenhower's Order of The Day for The Allied Expeditionary Force

Newspaper Article

Original Article From V-E Day

Magazine

"Yank" The Army Weekly on V-E Day, May 18, 1945

Article saying Japan Surrenders

Original Article "San Antonio Express" Japan Surrenders

Flight Crew

Bud Lawrence with His Flight Crew

Medals

Bud Lawrence's Medals and Patches From the Army Air Force

Lawrence with Air force

Bud Lawrence with his Air Force and his Plane Lyndy