Lloyd Oliver Vevle
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 22238 - Lloyd Oliver Vevle - Ft Dodge, 384th BG, 545th SQ, KIA
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Erxleben, Germany in B-17 'Lazy Daisy' 42-31222. Missing Air Crew Report 9366.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35146697
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner/Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1012186
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19056991
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-774827
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lazy Daisy
- Unit: 546th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
9 December 1922 | Twin brother, Floyd Martin Vevle. Floyd Martin Vevle was a Co-pilot in the 390th Bomb Group, 568th Bomb Squadron. He was Killed in Action on 28 January 1945. | |
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Other Assigned |
26 July 1944 | Assigned to the 384th BG 545th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #148 dated 26 July 1944, James Joseph Brodie Crew. 19 combat missions. | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
28 September 1944 | Mid-air collision with B-17 42-37822 over the target. Both ships went down on fire and out of control; no chutes observed. | |
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Buried |
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Plot C Row 37 Grave 20, Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=v...
Correction to birth place from http://www.findagrave.com
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9366 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
