Lyle James Powell Jr

Military
media-15688.jpeg UPL 15688 The John P. Roberts crew - 458th BG/752nd BS.
Back row, left to right : Augustine J. Paredes, Radio Operator; John W. Robinson, Gunner; Lyle J. Powell Jr, Gunner; George W. Parks; Gunner; Stanley A. Pitakos Jr, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner; Dewey A. Guidry, Tail Gunner.
Front row, left to right : Lester R. Johnson, Bombardier; John P. Roberts, Pilot; Wallace T. Brown Jr, Co-Pilot; Walter C. Dietzgen, Navigator.

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Object Number - UPL 15688 - The John P. Roberts crew - 458th BG/752nd BS. Back row, left to right : Augustine J. Paredes, Radio Operator; John W. Robinson, Gunner; Lyle J....

Lyle James Powell Jr was a Gunner on the John P. Roberts crew - 458th BG / 752nd BS.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

People

Wallace T Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Walter C Dietzgen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Dewey A Guidry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Lester R Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-698017
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Augustine J Paredes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39695878
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Minnesota, United States 31 March 1922

Enlisted

Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States 13 October 1942 Enlisted as a Private in the Air Corps

Died

Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States 26 November 1999
Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States

Buried

Lakeport Cemetery, Laporte, Minnesota, United States

Revisions

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NARA WWII Enlistment records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)

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458bg.com / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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