Lloyd Keith Covelle Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 53852 - Lloyd K Covelle
Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2 x kills. Transferred to 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. Returned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: DFC (2OLC), AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
18 November 1920 | Son of Lloyd Keith Snr and Marguerite Covelle | |
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Enlisted |
2 January 1942 | Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia | |
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Other Crashed |
17 November 1942 | Landing Accident Stall/Spin Drew Field, FL Cat 3 damage 2Lt Lloyd K Covelle Jr, 17-Nov-42. P-40K 42-9948 - 98FS 337FG | |
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Based |
19 July 1943 - 31 December 1943 | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
|
Based |
31 December 1943 - 17 February 1944 | Transferred to 496FTG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Promotion |
17 February 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Based Transferred |
19 February 1944 - 2 July 1944 | Returned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
16 March 1944 | Me109 destroyed Montdidier 16-Mar-44. | |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
19 May 1944 | Me109 destroyed Nienburg 19-May-44. | |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
2 July 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). | |
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Died |
4 June 2012 | ||
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Buried |
4 October 2012 | Interred Arlington National Cemetery Arlington , Virginia | |
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Other Promotion |
Promoted to Captain. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/54835407?terms=Lloyd%20K%20Covelle
https://www.fold3.com/record/461667586-lloyd-k-covelle
https://www.fold3.com/page/83969946-lloyd-k-covelle-jr/facts
https://www.fold3.com/image/28617728?terms=Lloyd%20Covelle
https://www.fold3.com/image/28617733?terms=Lloyd%20Covelle
http://www.cieldegloire.com/fg_078.php
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/er/78-covelle-19may44.jpg
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/er/78-covelle-7june44.jpg
http://www.station131.co.uk/78th_FG/pilots/All_Pilots_c.htm
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Covelle%2C+Lloyd…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103788042/lloyd-k-covelle
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self
