Lloyd Louis Withers Jr

Military

Shot down 25 Feb 1944 in B-17 #42-31416 on mission to Regensburg, GR, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2576.

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Units served with

20th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

2nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31416

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 20th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bell County, Texas, USA 12 November 1921

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 25 February 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Died

Shepherd, Montana, USA 17 November 1952 aged 31

Buried

Pflugerville, Texas, USA Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery and Mausoleum

Revisions

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added person, role & rank per info in the A/C #42-31416 Description.
Added Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 109561663.
See: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109561663/lloyd-louis-withers