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Carolyn Boatwright 452nd BG Sec/Editor
Object Number - UPL 33631 - Bombardier, Donald L. Lyma
Delivered Cheyenne 17/5/44; Kearney 26/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 7/6/44; Missing in Action French Noball sites 8/7/44 with Everett Hanson, Co-pilot: Jim Heinzen, Navigator: Len Marcus, Bombardier: Don Lyma, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Grissom, Radio Operator: Chester Pool, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Pohrte, Waist gunner: Russell Jones, Tail gunner: Van McManus (9 KIA - all found burned in wreckage); Waist gunner: Arthur Schulze (Prisoner of War); direct flak hit, crashed Boubiers, 10 miles NW of Pontoise, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 7224.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-810876
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33562669
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 8 July 1944 |
