1st Bomb Division
Division
The groups under the command of the 1st Bomb Wing came under the command of the 1st Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 1st Air Division.
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8th Air Force 644FE
21 September 1944
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Capt. Lloyd G. Hally flew with the 351st Fighter Squadron/353rd Fighter Group. Hally flew P-47D "Angel of Mercy" and disappeared on a mission after encountering engine trouble. First declared MIA, Hally was later classified KIA. He joined the squadron on June 7, 1944 and served until his disappearance on Sept. 21, 1944. He hailed from Huxley, IA.
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Capt. Lloyd G. Hally, KIA Sept 21, 1944.
Official description
Not yet known
Description
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Mission details
1.
Description
FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
All P-51 Fighter Groups took part.
Units
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | NA |
2.
Description
FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
All P-51 Fighter Groups took part.
Units
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2nd Bomb Division
Division
The groups under the command of the 2nd Bomb Wing came under the command of the 2nd Bomb Division in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 2nd Air Division.
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | NA |
3.
Description
FIGHTER ESCORT
Aircraft type
Not yet known
Notes
Fighter groups participating: 56th Fighter Group, 339th Fighter Group, 353rd Fighter Group, 357th Fighter Group, 359th Fighter Group, 361st Fighter Group, 364th Fighter Group. Specific units not correlated in source data.
Units
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3rd Bomb Division
Division
The 3rd Bomb Division was Constituted in August 1943. In December 1944, the Division was redesginated the 3rd Air Division.
Mission Statistics
| Tonnage dropped | NA |
Service
People
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Lloyd Hally
Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission Nijmegen in P-47 'Angel of Mercy' 42-22523 last seen pursuing a Fw190 down through the overcast over Arnhem. Shot down 21-Sep-44 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9003. ...
Aircraft
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42-22523 'Angel Of Mercy'
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned to 351FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) strafing mission Nijmegen last seen pursuing a Fw190 down through the overcast over Arnhem. Shot down, Capt Lloyd G Hally Killed in Action (KIA). 21-Sep-44 MACR 9003.
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 23 March 2017 16:36:06 | dwgdallas | Changes to person associations, aircraft associations and media associations |
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The personal collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:43:13 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Lee Cunningham, 8th Air Force missions research database / Stan Bishop's 'Losses of the US 8th and 9th Air Forces', the Combat Chronology of the US Army Air Forces and the work of Roger Freeman including the 'Mighty Eighth War Diary'. |
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