Lonnie Leroy Ackerman
Military
Object Number - UPL 32176 - "S/Sgt Lonnie L Ackerman of Fox, AR displays air force decorations he received during eleven operational missions as a crew member on the...
Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying in B-24 Liberator 41-24201.
On 16-Aug-43, landed in Malta in B-24 'Baldy and His Brood' 42-24201 on the mission to Foggia, Italy while temporarily assigned to the 9th AF. After about 20 attacks by German aircraft and the crew shooting down at least 3 German aircraft, pilot Lt Strong headed to Malta knowing the British hospital could tend to his wounded men.
Awards: SS, DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Baldy and his Brood
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 506th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fox, AR 72051, USA | 10 February 1919 | Son of Joseph R and Elsie A Ackerman. |
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Enlisted |
2 February 1942 | ||
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Died |
Stone County, AR, USA | 8 December 1974 | |
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Buried |
Fox Cemetery Fox, Stone County, AR | 13 December 1975 | Fox Cemetery Fox, Stone County, Arkansas |
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Based |
Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. | ||
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Other Training |
Camp Robinson, Little Rock, AR | Training - Camp Robinson, Little Rock, Arkansas | |
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Other Training |
Barksdale Field, LA | Gunnery training - Barksdale Field, Louisiana. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
44th Bomb Group Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp.120-121 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
