Thomas Loyd Bartley

Military
UPL 48888 UPL 48888 Thomas L. Bartley

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Object Number - UPL 48888 - Thomas L. Bartley

Shot down 29 April 1944 in B-24 41-29513. Returned to base.



Lloyd was the twin of Boyd both gunners with 506th Sqdn 44th BG. and unusually by their own request - both serving on Lt. Hruby's crew. When the plane was downed in the North Sea and they were rescued by the Royal Navy one British seaman administering the 'rubdowns' couldn't believe his eyes thinking he'd attended the same man twice over.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 49th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Silver Haired Daddy
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sabrina III
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Indiahoma, Oklahoma 17 May 1922

Died

Sand Springs, OK 2 August 1995

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Grandfather

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Grandfather

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Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from correspondence files and articles related to the service of Thomas Lloyd Bartley.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor

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