Joseph Elzie Mix

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media-52025.jpeg UPL 52025 Crew of Ole Kickapoo.

Rear L-R: Lloyd H Hughes, Ronald L Helder, Sidney a Pear, John A McLoughlin.

Front L-R: Joseph E Mix, Louis N Kase, Edmond H Smith, William H Avis, Malcolm C Dalton, Thomas A Hoff.

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Object Number - UPL 52025 - Crew of Ole Kickapoo. Rear L-R: Lloyd H Hughes, Ronald L Helder, Sidney a Pear, John A McLoughlin. Front L-R: Joseph E Mix, Louis N Kase,...

Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9th AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 'Ole Kickapoo' 42-40753 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 157



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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lloyd Herbert Hughes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-666292
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-40753

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Buffalo, OK 10 March 1920 Son of Joseph W and Lena Mix.

Enlisted

Presidio Of Monterey, CA 21 October 1941 Presidio Of Monterey, California

Died

Killed in action

Ploiești, Romania 1 August 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 'Ole Kickapoo' 42-40753 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 157

Buried

Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell, Lincoln County, NE 23 August 1950 Re-Interred Fort McPherson National Cemetery Maxwell, Lincoln County, Nebraska

Based

1 August 1943 Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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Added S/N & Burial Event per info on Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 3381607.

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Added "Born Event" per info from Find-a-grave MEMORIAL ID 3381607.

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Added spaces to "Summary biography" for readability.

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Grave marker: http://www.rajordan.com/pete/crew-mix.html

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AAM Database.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 157

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