Loy Joseph Eller
Military
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UPL 6513
Crew #794
Russell P. Ronan Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: James L. Hudson (G), Robert Chambers (B), Charles P. Davey (N), Thomas S. Smith (CP), Russell P. Ronan (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loy J. Eller (G), Richard H. Evans (R/O), Earl Carter (G), James W. Henry (G), James G. Hargrove (FE)
This crew completed six combat missions before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
Russell P. Ronan Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: James L. Hudson (G), Robert Chambers (B), Charles P. Davey (N), Thomas S. Smith (CP), Russell P. Ronan (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Loy J. Eller (G), Richard H. Evans (R/O), Earl Carter (G), James W. Henry (G), James G. Hargrove (FE)
This crew completed six combat missions before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
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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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2067353
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Salisbury, NC, USA | 3 December 1912 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC, USA | 30 July 1942 | |
Died |
Salisbury, NC, USA | 24 October 2001 | |
Buried |
Salisbury, NC, USA | 26 October 2001 | Chestnut Hill Cemetery, Salisbury, Rowan County, NC |
Salisbury, NC, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p345