Lloyd John Blood
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 60387 - Lloyd J. Blood, 749th BS, 457th BG
Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 44-8368 10-Apr-45; shot down by enemy jet, crashed Bernau, Germany; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13882
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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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: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822900
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 749th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
East Penbroke, New York, USA | 6 November 1924 | Son of Marjorie Blood. |
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Enlisted |
Albany, NY | 16 April 1943 | Albany, New York |
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Died |
Bernau, Germany | 10 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Oranienburg in B-17 44-8368 10-Apr-45; shot down by enemy jet, crashed Bernau, Germany; Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13882 |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Magratten, Netherlands | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Glatton | 10 April 1945 | Assigned to 749BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, MACR 13882 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13882 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
