John D Lyons

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.

Shot down 17-May-43 in B-17 #42-29663. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15555



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11033809 / O-791522
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Boston, MA 12 May 1942

Died

Lorient, France 17 May 1943 Shot down 17-May-43 in B-17 #42-29663. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 15555

Buried

Lorient, France 18 May 1943 Interred Lorient cemetery

Born

Plymouth County, MA

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Chelveston 17 May 1943 Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15555 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database