Lloyd A Thornell
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) crashed into North Sea on during a support mission to Wilhelmshaven in P-47D #42-75135. Earlier, Aug 16, 1943 on returning from a Ramrod mission to France landed wheels up at first field sighted out of gas in P47 42-8372
DFC, AM w/ 3Oak Leaf Cluster, PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
3 February 1944 | ||
Born |
New York State | ||
Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 3 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2125 / MACR 2125, 8th AF Losses, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 236, ABMC / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list