LAMBERT, Virgil Otis^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]}

Abt 1919 - 1945  (26 years)

 Set As Default Person

• Name	LAMBERT, Virgil Otis  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	Abt 1919	Illinois   [4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 March 1945	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States   [3, 5]
  Burial	Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois, United States of America   [2, 5]
  Notes	In spite of valiant efforts of her gunners, on 19 March 1945, Wasp was hit with a 500-pound armor-piercing bomb. The bomb penetrated the flight deck and the armor-plated hangar deck, and exploded in the crew's galley. Many of her shipmates were having breakfast after being at general quarters all night. The blast disabled the number-four fire room. Around 102 crewmen were lost. Despite the losses, Wasp continued operations with the Task Group and the air group was carrying out flight operations 27 minutes after the damage.
  Person ID	I422250011204	Ancestry dot com tree
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	LAMBERT, Charles R,   b. 4 November 1877, Illinois d. 2 December 1957 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	RUTHERFORD, Susie,   b. 11 October 1879, Kansas d. 14 August 1958 (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F8675	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MCDEVITT, Gladys Lucille,   b. 31 Jul 1921   d. Abt 1982, 813 W. Washington St. (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1940	Morgansville, KY.   [6, 7]
  Children	1. LAMBERT, Shirley,   b. 4 Oct 1940, Pontiac d. 9 Dec 2013, Pontiac (Age 73 years) + 2. LAMBERT, Sandra Jane,   b. 18 Sep 1943, Pontiac Livi, Illinois d. 30 Nov 2002 (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F8785	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2025

  
  

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