John A McLoughlin

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media-52025.jpeg UPL 52025 Crew of Ole Kickapoo.

Rear L-R: Lloyd H Hughes, Ronald L Helder, Sidney a Pear, John A McLoughlin.

Front L-R: Joseph E Mix, Louis N Kase, Edmond H Smith, William H Avis, Malcolm C Dalton, Thomas A Hoff.

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Object Number - UPL 52025 - Crew of Ole Kickapoo. Rear L-R: Lloyd H Hughes, Ronald L Helder, Sidney a Pear, John A McLoughlin. Front L-R: Joseph E Mix, Louis N Kase,...

Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9th AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40753 'Ole Kickapoo' 1-Aug-43; A/C crashed near Prahova River, Romania. Killed in Action (KIA)



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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

People

Lloyd Herbert Hughes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-666292
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-40753

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA 23 October 1920 Son of Frank and Agnes [Dickerson] McLoughlin.

Died

Ploiești, Romania 1 August 1943 Killed in Action (KIA) while on TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Ole Kickapoo' 42-40753

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot C Row 8 Grave 16

Based

Hethel 1 August 1943 Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Grave marker: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56359764

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AAM Database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 157

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