Lloyd Vernon DeShazer

Military

Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52567. Landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

11 November 1920

Died

2 September 2008

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 13 April 1944

Buried

Skiatook, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA Osage Gardens Cemetery

Revisions

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Copied the "S/N and Role" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.

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Updated Born event and Added Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 40897633.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40897633/lloyd-vernon-deshazer

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Added his middle name and updated his surname per Find-a-grave ID 40897633.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40897633/lloyd-vernon-deshazer

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Updated the location of the "Interned (INT)" event to Switzerland per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4113 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database