Photo By Lt. Col. Rodney Ellison | 1st Lt. Ernie Lacroix celebrated his 100th birthday by walking in the Cowtown 5K...... read more read more
Ernest LACROIX (First Lieutenant) from Fort Worth, TX, was born February 22, 1919 and volunteered to enlist in the US Army on March 1, 1941 where he was assigned to the 101st Infantry. He later enlisted in the Air Corps and was accepted into flight school, finally earning his wings on January 14, 1943. 1st Lt. Lacroix served as a B-25 pilot and leader of the 310th Bombardment Group. By the summer of 1944 he was leading the entire group. Based on the Island of Corsica, he flew 76 combat missions in his B-25, the “Smoky’s Posse” over Italy and Southern France.
After finishing his combat flying, he was sent to the General Dynamics Aircraft Plant in Fort Worth, Texas where he flew the then new B-32 bombers for 4 months before leaving the military. 1st Lt. Lacroix spent his civilian career in the printing business before retiring at the age of 70.
| Date Taken: | 02.23.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 02.23.2019 17:31 |
| Story ID: | 311779 |
| Location: | FORT WORTH, TEXAS, US |
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