Lon J Byram

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-31704.jpeg UPL 31704 Lon J Byram

The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida) - Sun., Feb 6, 1944 - Page 2

Object Number - UPL 31704 - Lon J Byram

1st Lt. Lon J. Byram was the bombardier on the B-24J #42-100001 "Drawers" that crashed on a local training flight on 28 January 1944, killing Lt. Byram and 4 others.



According to Captain Green, he died after being overcome by smoke during the initial explosion along with the radio operator, T/Sgt. Sherman.



1st Lt. Byram's remains were relocated following the war. He's buried in Myrtle Hill Memorial Park located in Tampa, Florida.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Floyd Stanley Ernst

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 389th Bomb Group 487th Fighter Squadron 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36260643
  • Highest Rank: Private
  • Role/Job: Medic

Aircraft

42-100001

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Drawers
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Stowlangtoft, Bury Saint Edmunds IP31, UK 28 January 1944

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Family member perished in the same crash.

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Added Lon J Byram's name to the digital Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford.

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The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, Florida) - Sun., Feb 6, 1944 - Page 2

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8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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