Lloyd G Young

Military

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 #41-28754 'Tell Me More', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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 664597
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tell Me More
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Knoxville, TN, USA 20 April 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 29 April 1944 Stalag Luft III
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA 2518 Parkview Avenue

Other

Shot Down

Apeldoorn, Netherlands 29 April 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Corrected typo in the POW event.

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Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4447 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database