Anthony Lloyd William Amaya
Military ROLL OF HONOUREnlisted in the Army Air Forces. Served during World War II. Amaya had the rank of Second Lieutenant. Occupation or specialty was Bombardier. Service number was 733509. Served with 379th Bomber Group, Heavy, 524th Bomber Squadron.
Amaya experienced a serious casualty which ultimately resulted in loss of life on June 11, 1943. Circumstances of the casualty were attributed to: "Missing in action or lost at sea"
Buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Michel Beckers WW2CRACHSITERESEARCH
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 2 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen / Wilhelmshaven in B-17 42-29915 11-Jun-43; Shot down, plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1760
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20119730 / O-731722
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thunder God
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 June 1943
- Date: 29 May 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Gonzales, California, USA | 13 June 1917 | Son of Mrs Eloi Joseph Amaya. |
Enlisted |
Moffet Field, CA | 7 January 1942 | Moffet Field, California |
Died |
North Sea | 11 June 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen / Wilhelmshaven in B-17 42-29915 11-Jun-43; Shot down, plane crashed into North Sea. KIA MACR 1760 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kimbolton | 11 June 1943 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1760 / MACR 1760; The 379th Bombardier Group Anthology, pg 262 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database