Marion William Loyless
MilitarySnippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/24962
January 1943 93rd was assigned to N. Africa to help defeat Rommel. B-24D-1-CO 41-23665 'Big Dealer' had mission to La Galite (a small Mediterranean island off Tunisia). Crashed near Bir el Khamsa, Egypt. Crash may have been due to fuel shortage. 4 killed and 5 returned to action.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Big Dealer
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Spartanburg, South Carolina | 25 November 1919 | |
Died |
Spartanburg, SC, USA | 18 July 2007 |
Revisions
Amendment to middle name and other biographical details from:
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey Vol. 1 p. 62, Ted's Traveling Circus pp. 17, 55