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<span class=prefix>TSgt</span> Lyle McCoy Hawkins

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TSgt Lyle McCoy Hawkins Veteran

Birth
Fountain, Juneau County, Wisconsin, USA
Death
21 Nov 1944 (aged 23)
France
Burial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
Block B, row 39, Grave 51
Memorial ID
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Member 48454782 ("ernie") kindly provided the middle name and also the day, month, and location of birth,

The information below was kindly provided by John Dowdy (47791572):
USAAF WWII
Engineer, Gunner T/Sgt. Lyle M. Hawkins KIA
Hometown: He enlisted in the Army Aug 21, 1942 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. He was single, had two years of college, and worked as a stock clerk.
Squadron:701st 445th Bomb Group
Service# 36258456
Awards: His decorations included the Purple Heart and the Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
Pilot 1st/Lt. Harold P. Zenner

MACR#10409
Target:
Date Lost: 21-Nov-44
Serial Number: #42-100337
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Near Dingenner
Cause: Flak

Crew of 42-100337
1st/Lt. Harold P. Zenner Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Robert R. Wilkins Co Pilot KIA
Navigator
1st/Lt. Leon A. Coon Jr. Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Lyle M. Hawkins Engineer KIA
T/Sgt. Kenneth J. Skeats Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt. Dacus T. Tucker Sr. Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Ross E. Motts Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. James O. Deer Gunner POW
S/Sgt.Robert E Schmitt Gunner POW
Member 48454782 ("ernie") kindly provided the middle name and also the day, month, and location of birth,

The information below was kindly provided by John Dowdy (47791572):
USAAF WWII
Engineer, Gunner T/Sgt. Lyle M. Hawkins KIA
Hometown: He enlisted in the Army Aug 21, 1942 in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. He was single, had two years of college, and worked as a stock clerk.
Squadron:701st 445th Bomb Group
Service# 36258456
Awards: His decorations included the Purple Heart and the Air Medal w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
Pilot 1st/Lt. Harold P. Zenner

MACR#10409
Target:
Date Lost: 21-Nov-44
Serial Number: #42-100337
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Near Dingenner
Cause: Flak

Crew of 42-100337
1st/Lt. Harold P. Zenner Pilot KIA
2nd/Lt. Robert R. Wilkins Co Pilot KIA
Navigator
1st/Lt. Leon A. Coon Jr. Bombardier KIA
T/Sgt. Lyle M. Hawkins Engineer KIA
T/Sgt. Kenneth J. Skeats Radio Op. KIA
S/Sgt. Dacus T. Tucker Sr. Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. Ross E. Motts Gunner KIA
S/Sgt. James O. Deer Gunner POW
S/Sgt.Robert E Schmitt Gunner POW

Inscription

FRONT:
LYLE M. HAWKINS
T SGT 701 BOMB SQ 445 BOMB GP (H)
WISCONSIN NOV 21 1944
REAR:
36258456 [Service Number]

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Wisconsin.



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  • Maintained by: K. C. Mellem
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56358652/lyle_mccoy-hawkins: accessed ), memorial page for TSgt Lyle McCoy Hawkins (28 Jul 1921–21 Nov 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56358652, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by K. C. Mellem (contributor 47424941).