Lloyd Albert Stanford
MilitaryShot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3539. Evaded.
See the page with full details about the plane, crew and Stanford's evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fstanfola.html
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38200176
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14065320 and O-802528
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Michigan Air Force
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron 550th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
29 October 1920 | Augusta, Georgia, United States | |
Other Bailed out |
10 October 1943 | of B-17 #42-3539 over The Netherlands | |
Other Evaded capture (EVD) |
10 October 1943 - 27 January 1944 | helped by Dutch, Belgian and French citizens and members of the Resistance | |
Died |
25 September 1993 | Columbus, Georgia, USA | |
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 826 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database