Lyle Arjean Adrianse
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 53188 - Capt Lyle A Adrianse, 56FG.
Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. 101 x combat missions. Transferred after promotion to HQ Sqn 65th Fighter Wing.
Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: The Michigan Mauler
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Lofty
- Unit: 27th Air Transport Group 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron 87th Air Transport Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Military site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Grandville, MI | 12 August 1920 | Son of Lynn Arjean and Harriet A [Minderhout] Adriance. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Custer Dr, Michigan, USA | 1 November 1941 | Fort Custer, Michigan |
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Other Crashed |
Halesworth, Halesworth, Suffolk IP19, UK | 20 October 1943 | Taxiing Accident Halesworth/Sta 365 Cat 3 damage, pilot Lt Lyle A Adrianse, 20-Oct-43. 63FS 56FG 8AF. |
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Other Transferred |
Saffron Walden, Saffron Walden, Essex, UK | 27 February 1944 | Transferred after promotion to HQ Sqn 65th Fighter Wing. |
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Other Crashed |
Merced, CA, USA | 18 January 1945 | Landing Accident Merced AAF California Cat BL damage, pilot Capt Lyle A Adrianse, 18-Jan-45. AT-6C 42-4012 - 3026AAFBU WFTC |
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Died |
Morro Bay, CA | 28 February 2018 | |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK | Promoted to Captain. | |
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Other Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, Essex, UK | 27 February 1944 | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Los Osos Valley Memorial Park Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, CA | Los Osos Valley Memorial Park Los Osos, San Luis Obispo County, California |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- AccidentReports.com ;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
