Garnel C Lockemy
MilitaryAssigned 342BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Linz tank works 25-Jul-44 ejected by explosion Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7125
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME, Defense, PH.
Post war: Serving with 352BS, 301BG, 301BW, 15AF when Killed in Service (KIS).
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33022881 / O-667538
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Henderson, NC | 15 March 1921 | Son of Kattie Lockemy. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC | 22 July 1942 | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
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Other Shot down |
Vicinity of Linz, Austria | 25 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Linz tank works 25-Jul-44 ejected by explosion Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7125 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 25 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC | 29 October 1945 | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
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Other Discharged |
25 April 1946 | Discharged USAF. | |
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Died |
Fürstenfeldbruck AB, Munich | 3 May 1948 | On active duty when killed. Aboard B-29 which crashed due to loss of an engine on takeoff. Killed in Service. 352BS, 301BG, 15AF. |
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Based |
Amendola | 25 July 1944 | Assigned 342BS, 97BG, 15AF USAAF |
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Buried |
Elmwood Cemetery, Henderson, NC | Elmwood Cemetery Vance County, Henderson, NC |