Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until December 14, 1945.
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Lloyd served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D #41-23773, 321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Clayton County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 14, 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #41-23773 took off from 5-Mile (Ward's Drome) on a search mission for B-17F #41-24458 that did not return from a previous mission. Brigadier General Kenneth N. Walker was an observer on that B-17.
B-24D #41-23773 also failed to return and was believed to have disappeared over the Solomon Sea area. The entire crew was declared Missing In Action (MIA).
Lloyd was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-728073
Lloyd also has a "Cenotaph" in the Algoma Cemetery South and North, Marshall, Texas with his parents.
" Click Here " for that record.
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Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-23773:
Ball, Norval J ~ Pvt, Gunner, IN
Conway, John D ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IL
Cunningham, James M, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OK
De Haven, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Everett, Edward B ~ Sgt, Engineer, VA
Hakeman, Lloyd N, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
McGrath, Joseph D ~ Pfc, Tail Gunner, MA
Purpura, Charles V ~ Sgt, Gunner, FL
Rose, George M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, UT
Speith, Harold L, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Nose Gunner, DC
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Lloyd served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D #41-23773, 321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Clayton County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 14, 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #41-23773 took off from 5-Mile (Ward's Drome) on a search mission for B-17F #41-24458 that did not return from a previous mission. Brigadier General Kenneth N. Walker was an observer on that B-17.
B-24D #41-23773 also failed to return and was believed to have disappeared over the Solomon Sea area. The entire crew was declared Missing In Action (MIA).
Lloyd was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-728073
Lloyd also has a "Cenotaph" in the Algoma Cemetery South and North, Marshall, Texas with his parents.
" Click Here " for that record.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-23773:
Ball, Norval J ~ Pvt, Gunner, IN
Conway, John D ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IL
Cunningham, James M, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OK
De Haven, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Everett, Edward B ~ Sgt, Engineer, VA
Hakeman, Lloyd N, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
McGrath, Joseph D ~ Pfc, Tail Gunner, MA
Purpura, Charles V ~ Sgt, Gunner, FL
Rose, George M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, UT
Speith, Harold L, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Nose Gunner, DC
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until December 14, 1945.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Lloyd served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D #41-23773, 321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Clayton County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 14, 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #41-23773 took off from 5-Mile (Ward's Drome) on a search mission for B-17F #41-24458 that did not return from a previous mission. Brigadier General Kenneth N. Walker was an observer on that B-17.
B-24D #41-23773 also failed to return and was believed to have disappeared over the Solomon Sea area. The entire crew was declared Missing In Action (MIA).
Lloyd was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-728073
Lloyd also has a "Cenotaph" in the Algoma Cemetery South and North, Marshall, Texas with his parents.
" Click Here " for that record.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-23773:
Ball, Norval J ~ Pvt, Gunner, IN
Conway, John D ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IL
Cunningham, James M, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OK
De Haven, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Everett, Edward B ~ Sgt, Engineer, VA
Hakeman, Lloyd N, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
McGrath, Joseph D ~ Pfc, Tail Gunner, MA
Purpura, Charles V ~ Sgt, Gunner, FL
Rose, George M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, UT
Speith, Harold L, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Nose Gunner, DC
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Lloyd served as a First Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-24D #41-23773, 321st Bomber Squadron, 90th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Clayton County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 14, 1942 at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
B-24D #41-23773 took off from 5-Mile (Ward's Drome) on a search mission for B-17F #41-24458 that did not return from a previous mission. Brigadier General Kenneth N. Walker was an observer on that B-17.
B-24D #41-23773 also failed to return and was believed to have disappeared over the Solomon Sea area. The entire crew was declared Missing In Action (MIA).
Lloyd was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-728073
Lloyd also has a "Cenotaph" in the Algoma Cemetery South and North, Marshall, Texas with his parents.
" Click Here " for that record.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24D #41-23773:
Ball, Norval J ~ Pvt, Gunner, IN
Conway, John D ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, IL
Cunningham, James M, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, OK
De Haven, Thomas J ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, PA
Everett, Edward B ~ Sgt, Engineer, VA
Hakeman, Lloyd N, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, IA
McGrath, Joseph D ~ Pfc, Tail Gunner, MA
Purpura, Charles V ~ Sgt, Gunner, FL
Rose, George M ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, UT
Speith, Harold L, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Nose Gunner, DC
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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