Lyle J Curtis
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 35204
The crew of B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number42-31322 ) nicknamed "Mi Amigo" of the 305th Bomb Group. Photo taken Pendleton Field, Oregon, 06.10.43; crew assigned MI-AMIGO 29.01.44
Back Row:
Robert Mayfield, Vito Ambrosio, Harry Estabrooks, Malcolm Williams, Charles Tuttle, Maurice Robbins
Front Row:
John Kriegshauser, Lyle Curtis, Melchor Hernandez, John Humphrey.
Back Row:
Robert Mayfield, Vito Ambrosio, Harry Estabrooks, Malcolm Williams, Charles Tuttle, Maurice Robbins
Front Row:
John Kriegshauser, Lyle Curtis, Melchor Hernandez, John Humphrey.
USAAF records
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8F USAAF. 15 x missions. Crashed attempting to land at Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, UK returning from Aalborg, Denmark mission 22-Feb-44 in B-17G 42-31322 'Mi Amigo'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15190
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-535000
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mi Amigo
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 452nd Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Teton, ID | 27 March 1921 | Son of Elmer Curtis. |
Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT | 30 December 1941 | |
Died |
Endcliffe Park, Sheffield | 22 February 1944 | Battle damaged on Aalborg, Denmark mission; attempted force landing Endcliffe Park, Sheffield. Killed in Action. MACR 15190 |
Buried |
24 February 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
Buried |
Ucon Cemetery Ucon, Bonneville County, ID | Re-Interred Ucon Cemetery Ucon, Bonneville County, ID | |
Idaho Falls, Idaho | Husband of Erma P Lyle. Married 31.08.43 pre-ETO deployment. One daughter born while he was overseas. He never saw her. Pre-war occupation: farmer. | ||
Based |
Chelveston | 22 February 1944 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8F USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 85., Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces