Lyle D Dirks
Military
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Object Number - UPL 30760 - First Lieutenant Lyle D Dirks, Pilot, 379th Bomb Group.
Lyle was drafted in July 1942 while working on the family farm and joined the Aviation Cadet program. On August 30th 1943 he was commissioned and awarded his wings, then crewed up at Salt Lake City and on to join the 379thBG at Kimbolton. He flew on 30 combat missions April - June 1944. After the war he returned to farming and served in the Iowa Air National Guard.
DFC, Air Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters.
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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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ocheyedan, Iowa | 24 September 1921 | |
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Died |
8 January 2008 | ||
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Buried |
Ocheyedan, Iowa |
Revisions
379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, 1942-45; p. 160. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
