Lloyd A Nutter

Military
media-30825.jpeg UPL 30825 George E. West Crew
401st BG - 612th BS

Back Row L to R: Hugh D. Russel (LWG), Alfred J. Morini (RWG), Michael Lefkin (TG), Thomas B. Montgomery (B)

Middle Row L to R: Douglas H. McKinnon (CP), George E. West (P), Lloyd A. Nutter (N)

Front Row: ? Stewart (BTG), Robert L. Andrus (R/O), Francis L. Russell (FE)

This crew was shot down on their 27th mission, 28 May 1944. West, H. Russel, and Lefkin were KIA, the remainder were captured. Stewart was not part of the crew when they were shot down.

http://401bg.org/Main/History/Crews/Details.aspx?CrewId=10901

Object Number - UPL 30825 - George E. West Crew 401st BG - 612th BS Back Row L to R: Hugh D. Russel (LWG), Alfred J. Morini (RWG), Michael Lefkin (TG), Thomas B. Montgomery...

Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31034 'Bonnie Donnie'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW



Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel

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Aircraft

42-31496

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Salvo Sadie
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

42-40050

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Channel Express III
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97487) nicknamed "Hangover Haven" of the 401st Bomb Group after crash landing at Deenethorpe, 3 October 1944 Official caption on image: "GAD-1079 - (48-401)-(4-10-44) 7487 Crash." Handwritten caption on reverse: '3/10/44 A, 296 Extra. V. Maslen, 7487, "Hangover Haven".'

42-97487

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hangover Haven
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Sacramento, CA, USA 9 April 1942

Other

401st BG Combat Tour

Deenethorpe Airfield, Deenethorpe NN17 3AN, UK 30 December 1943 - 28 May 1944

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 28 May 1944 - 30 May 1945 Stalag Luft III dates are approximate

Died

Placer County, CA, USA 25 November 2007

Buried

Igo, CA 96047, USA 29 November 2007 Northern California Veterans Cemetery • Igo, Shasta County, California, USA Plot Section C10, Row A, Site 6

Born

Oregon, USA

Born

Sacramento County, CA, USA

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Added a "-" to the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.

 

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160924935/lloyd-arthur-nutter
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1662803
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=99472

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5309, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1368

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