Lloyd A Martin

Military

Lloyd 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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Vernon L Moody

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37344164
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Ralph Jon Munn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39555640
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Richard Francis Noble

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35002173 and O-453171
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Daniel G Viafore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12120789 and O-818248
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Plum Boro(ugh), Pennsylvania, United States 10 November 1922 the son of William James and Mellie Elvira (Thompson) Martin

Enlisted

Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States 27 February 1943

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"

Died

Murrysville, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States 16 July 2011

Buried

Twin Valley Memorial Park & Mausoleum, Delmont,Pennsylvania, United States

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MACR 4819
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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MACR 4819
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4819