Lyle Albin Wykert

Military
media-51620.jpeg UPL 51620 Lt Col Curtis Mozley crew, 334BS, 95BG

Rear L-R: Curtis Mozley, Lyle Wykert, Kenneth Allen, John Conway.
Front L-R: Joe Perdeck, William Evans, Thomas Cassidy, Robert Johnson, Jack Edwards.

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Object Number - UPL 51620 - Lt Col Curtis Mozley crew, 334BS, 95BG Rear L-R: Curtis Mozley, Lyle Wykert, Kenneth Allen, John Conway. Front L-R: Joe Perdeck, William Evans,...

Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Curtis Mozley crew. 34 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Curtis Norman Mozley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19182201 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-107154

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Puddles
  • Unit: 3rd Bomb Division 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

42-107201

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Worry Bird
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

43-38317

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Evader
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Section 8

44-8640

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Section 8
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Soldier, Jackson County, KS 30 May 1924 Son of Frank Gilbert and Eva [Vanderwall] Wykert.

Died

Soldier, Jackson County, KS

Buried

Soldier Cemetery Soldier, Jackson County, KS Soldier Cemetery Soldier, Jackson County, Kansas

Based

Horham Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

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