Leverne Hershel Pliler
Military
Rear L-R: Sgt Lloyd F Caubble, 1Lt Earl Miller, 1Lt Robert C Snyder, 1Lt William M Troutman, 1Lt C layton Raynes, Sgt William F Rae.
Front L-R: Sgt Leverne H Pliler, Sgt Kelly O'Keefe, Sgt Edward W Owens, Sgt Seaton M Woodley Jr.
Object Number - UPL 6516 - Hot Foot 2 or Axis Hot Foot Rear L-R: Sgt Lloyd F Caubble, 1Lt Earl Miller, 1Lt Robert C Snyder, 1Lt William M Troutman, 1Lt C layton Raynes, Sgt...
Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Miller crew. 25 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Duren 20-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30303 'Raider' with Lohlein crew; mechanical trouble caused plane to crash into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 903
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12025866 / O-529439
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 333rd Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 20 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Longview, Gregg County, TX | 5 November 1921 | Albert Otho Pliler and Pearl Pliler [Russell] Brenner. |
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Enlisted |
Tyler, TX | 18 July 1942 | Tyler, Texas |
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Died |
Off Walcheren Islands | 20 October 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Duren 20-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30303 'Raider'; mechanical trouble caused plane to crash into North Sea. KIA MACR 903 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bury St Edmunds | 20 October 1943 | Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | ||
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Buried |
Gum Springs Cemetery Longview Heights, Harrison County, TX | Memorialised Gum Springs Cemetery Longview Heights, Harrison County, Texas |
Revisions
Corrected the spelling of the surname "Lohlein" in the "Summary biography" per MACR 903 at fold3.com.
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MACR 903 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database