Lonnie served as a Staff Sergeant, 32nd Photographic Squadron, 5th Reconnaissance Group, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in St. Louis, Missouri prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 3, 1942 at Jefferson Barrack's, Missouri. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Laboratory technician and/or assistant and also as Single, without dependents.
Lonnie was a passenger on the S.S. Paul Hamilton (Hull Number 227) when the ship was sunk off Algiers in the Mediterranean Sea by a aerial torpedo dropped by a German Ju 88 bomber. The ship sank within 30 seconds due to the high amount of explosives on board. A total of approximately 580 men where lost.
Lonnie was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 17160024
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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The U.S.S. Lansdale (DD-426) and the S.S. Royal Star were also sunk in this attack.
The Lansdale had a loss of Forty-seven officers and men.
The Royal Star lost only one member of their crew.
The Lansdale received four battle stars for World War II service.
He resided in St. Louis, Missouri prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 3, 1942 at Jefferson Barrack's, Missouri. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Laboratory technician and/or assistant and also as Single, without dependents.
Lonnie was a passenger on the S.S. Paul Hamilton (Hull Number 227) when the ship was sunk off Algiers in the Mediterranean Sea by a aerial torpedo dropped by a German Ju 88 bomber. The ship sank within 30 seconds due to the high amount of explosives on board. A total of approximately 580 men where lost.
Lonnie was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 17160024
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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The U.S.S. Lansdale (DD-426) and the S.S. Royal Star were also sunk in this attack.
The Lansdale had a loss of Forty-seven officers and men.
The Royal Star lost only one member of their crew.
The Lansdale received four battle stars for World War II service.
Lonnie served as a Staff Sergeant, 32nd Photographic Squadron, 5th Reconnaissance Group, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in St. Louis, Missouri prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 3, 1942 at Jefferson Barrack's, Missouri. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Laboratory technician and/or assistant and also as Single, without dependents.
Lonnie was a passenger on the S.S. Paul Hamilton (Hull Number 227) when the ship was sunk off Algiers in the Mediterranean Sea by a aerial torpedo dropped by a German Ju 88 bomber. The ship sank within 30 seconds due to the high amount of explosives on board. A total of approximately 580 men where lost.
Lonnie was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 17160024
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The U.S.S. Lansdale (DD-426) and the S.S. Royal Star were also sunk in this attack.
The Lansdale had a loss of Forty-seven officers and men.
The Royal Star lost only one member of their crew.
The Lansdale received four battle stars for World War II service.
He resided in St. Louis, Missouri prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 3, 1942 at Jefferson Barrack's, Missouri. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Laboratory technician and/or assistant and also as Single, without dependents.
Lonnie was a passenger on the S.S. Paul Hamilton (Hull Number 227) when the ship was sunk off Algiers in the Mediterranean Sea by a aerial torpedo dropped by a German Ju 88 bomber. The ship sank within 30 seconds due to the high amount of explosives on board. A total of approximately 580 men where lost.
Lonnie was declared "Missing In Action" in this sinking during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 17160024
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The U.S.S. Lansdale (DD-426) and the S.S. Royal Star were also sunk in this attack.
The Lansdale had a loss of Forty-seven officers and men.
The Royal Star lost only one member of their crew.
The Lansdale received four battle stars for World War II service.
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Records on Ancestry
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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1940 United States Federal Census
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1930 United States Federal Census
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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U.S., Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Unaccounted-for Remains, Group B (Unrecoverable), 1941-1975
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