Theron B Dillon

Military
media-26951.jpeg UPL 26951 Capt Mark K Boyle, [ Provo, UT ] and crew chief S/Sgt Theron B Dillon, [Oklahoma City, OK] , 62nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-75444 LM-Z “The Magnet”/"Lady Beth". Other crew members on LM-Z were assistant crew chief S/Sgt Joseph P Froncek [Rock Creek, OH] and armorer Sgt Louis M Faas [Melrose, WI].

Updated caption to include crew members.

Object Number - UPL 26951 - Capt Mark K Boyle, [ Provo, UT ] and crew chief S/Sgt Theron B Dillon, [Oklahoma City, OK] , 62nd Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-75444 LM-Z “The...

Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: Bronze Star, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Mark Keith Boyle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12075402 / O-799063
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot

Louis M Faas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16046295
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Armorer

Joseph P Froncek

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35046601
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Assistant Crew Chief

Aircraft

42-75444

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: The Magnet/ Lady Beth
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oklahoma County, OK, USA 6 June 1917 Son of Vernon Theron and Vera L B Dillon.

Enlisted

Oklahoma City, OK, USA 12 December 1941

Died

Mountain Home, AR, USA 6 February 2006
Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Based

Boxted Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

500 SW 104th St, Oklahoma City, OK 73139, USA Resthaven Gardens Cemetery Oklahoma City Cleveland County Oklahoma, USA

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https://www.fold3.com/page/56843040_theron_b%20dillon/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/198074168/?terms=Theron%20B%20Dillon
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https://www.fold3.com/page/56843040_theron_b%20dillon/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/198074168/?terms=Theron%20B%20Dillon

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Updated data on S/Sgt Dillon and made connections.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm

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Object number: UPL 26951 - Capt Mark K Boyle, [ Provo, UT ] and crew chief S...