Percy Lyle
Military ROLL OF HONOURAn ME109 collided with B-17G #42-38001on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Staff Sergeant Percy Lyle was born March 31, 1919. His next of kin were his mother, Anna Lyle, and his sister, Claudell Lyle. His hometown was Slayden, Tennessee.
On January 29, 1944, he was serving as Right Waist Gunner aboard B-17 tail #42-38001 of the 96th Bomb Group, 338th Bomb Squadron, when his plane was downed over Thallichenberg, Germany.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Hamm, Luxembourg.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
31 March 1919 | Staff Sergeant Percy Lyle was born March 31, 1919. His next of kin were his mother, Anna Lyle, and his sister, Claudell Lyle. His hometown was Slayden, Tennessee. | |
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Died |
29 January 1944 | ||
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Buried |
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Hamm, Luxembourg. | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
29 January 1944 | On January 29, 1944, he was serving as Right Waist Gunner aboard B-17 tail #42-38001 of the 96th Bomb Group, 338th Bomb Squadron, when his plane was downed over Thallichenberg, Germany. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2380 / MACR 2380, 8th AF Losses; Snetterton Falcons, page 98 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database