Lloyd R Brooks
MilitaryAssigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Oschersleben in B-17 42-30150 'Exterminator' 28-Jul-43; Shot down Lathen, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 214
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-521124
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33552422
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Exterminator
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Camp Shelby, MS | 31 August 1942 | Camp Shelby, Mississippi |
Died |
Lathen, Germany | 28 July 1943 | Shot down 28-Jul-43 in B-17 42-30150 'Exterminator. ' Killed in Action (KIA). |
Simpson County, MS, USA | |||
Born |
Mississippi, USA | Son of Frank Marion and Thelma [Calhoun] Brooks. | |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing. Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands. | |
Buried |
Magee Cemetery Magee, Simpson County, MS | Memorialised Magee Cemetery Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi | |
Based |
Horham | 28 July 1943 | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 214 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database