Floyd H Lyon Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 414BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Frascati 8-Sep-43 in B-17 42-5147; hit by flak in left wing, starting fire, exploded after going into dive. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 720
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old ironsides
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 414th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
8 September 1943 | ||
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, Missouri | 1 January 1948 | Interred Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri |
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