Lionel Travis King
Military
Relative of Lionel King, personal collection.
Object Number - UPL 51990 - Lieutenant Lionel T. "L.T." King, 8th Air Force, 401st Bomb Group, 613th Bomb Squadron
Lieutenant Lionel T. "L.T." King served in the 8th Air Force, 401st Bomb Group, 613th Bomb Squadron. He would go on to successfully fly and return from all 6 of his missions from 04/09/1945 to 04/18/1945, serving as a pilot with his crew of Robert D. Youmans (Copilot), Justin J. McGarity (Navigator), Frederick R. Maurer (Togglier), George E. Redden (Radio Operator), John Moleski (Engineer / Top Turret Gunner), Lawrence C. Mercon (Ball Turret Gunner), Phyllis R. Allen (Tail Gunner), Perry L. Sparkman (Waist Gunner), and Edward N. York (RCM Operator).
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 401st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Day and Night
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fast Company
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: You All Right, Der Grossarschvogel
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Carrie B IV
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
North Middletown, Bourbon County, KY | 7 November 1923 | Son of Sterling and Viola [Stewart] King. |
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Enlisted |
15 December 1942 | Graduate of Ohio State University, College of Business. Enlisted on December 15, 1942 into the Air Corps Reserve. Would later fly 6 missions from 04/09/1945 to 04/18/1945, serving as pilot with his crew of Robert D. Youmans (Copilot), Justin J. McGarity (Navigator), Frederick R. Maurer (Togglier), George E. Redden (Radio Operator), John Moleski (Engineer / Top Turret Gunner), Lawrence C. Mercon (Ball Turret Gunner), Phyllis R. Allen (Tail Gunner), Perry L. Sparkman (Waist Gunner), and Edward N. York (RCM Operator) | |
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Died |
16 June 2018 | ||
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Buried |
Saint Joseph Cemetery Lockbourne, Franklin County, OH | 19 June 2018 | Saint Joseph Cemetery Lockbourne, Franklin County, Ohio |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 613BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=134
