Lloyd A Martin
MilitaryLloyd Martin was Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-17 #42-39941 'Lucky Lady', shot down 12 May 1944 over Southern Belgium. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32792318
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32229463
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16079465 and O-749756
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15131523 and O-700741
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucky Lady
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Plum Boro(ugh), Pennsylvania, United States | 10 November 1922 | the son of William James and Mellie Elvira (Thompson) Martin |
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Enlisted |
Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States | 27 February 1943 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
12 May 1944 | MACR 4819 mentions that, having initially managed to evade with the help of Belgian citizens, Lloyd Martin together with fellow crew members Bruce Clago, Richard Laule, Ralph Munn were all arrested by the Gestapo in Liège, Belgium, on 27 June 1944. NARA WWII POW database : "Interned in Germany - Returned to military control 8/06/1945" | |
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Died |
Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States | 16 July 2011 | |
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Buried |
Twin Valley Memorial Park & Mausoleum, Delmont,Pennsylvania, United States |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4819