Lydle C Ocheltree
Military ROLL OF HONOUR15 missions 1943: May 19 Flemsberg; 21 Emden; 29 Rennes; Jun 11 Wilhelmshaven; 13 Kiel; 22 Huls; 25 Bremen; 28 St. Nazaire; 29 Lemans; Jul 10 Le Bourget; 17 Hamburg; 24 Trondheim; 25 Kiel; 28 Oschersleben; Aug 12 Bonn. Killed in Action (KIA) over Belgium returning from Bonn raid in B-17 #4230194 'We Ain't Scared. '
An account of Ocheltree's life and his final mission has been written up by David Parmer, a historian of Orlando WV, the town where Ocheltree grew up.
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
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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: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-17962
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Flexible gunnery officer - waist gunner on the 12 August 1943 mission
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: We Ain't Scared
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
12 August 1943 | ||
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Born |
Weston, West Virginia, USA | ||
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Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belgium | 12 August 1943 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 253 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / brother, Bacil H. Ocheltree; MACR 253