Thomas Loyd Bartley
Military
Object Number - UPL 48888 - Thomas L. Bartley
Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 41-29513. Returned to base.
Lloyd was the twin of Boyd both gunners with 506th Sqdn 44th BG. and unusually by their own request - both serving on Lt. Hruby's crew. When the plane was downed in the North Sea and they were rescued by the Royal Navy one British seaman administering the 'rubdowns' couldn't believe his eyes thinking he'd attended the same man twice over.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Silver Haired Daddy
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sabrina III
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs 506th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Indiahoma, Oklahoma | 17 May 1922 | |
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Died |
Sand Springs, OK | 2 August 1995 |
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Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from correspondence files and articles related to the service of Thomas Lloyd Bartley.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor
