Lloyd L Hensley
MilitaryAssigned to 557BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Hagen, Germany in B-26 42-96309 'Shirley D' shot down by flak near Bastogne, Belgium, crashed, exploded. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10877.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 557th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17097949 / O-697177
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Shirley D
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 557th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St Clair County, IL, USA | 14 March 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Chanute Air Force Base (Decommissioned), Rantoul Aviation, Rantoul, IL 61866, USA | 6 September 1940 | |
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Other Shot down |
Bastogne, Belgium | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Hagen, Germany in B-26 42-96309 'Shirley D' shot down by flak near Bastogne, Belgium, crashed, exploded. POW. MACR 10877. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 23 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
El Paso County, CO, USA | 12 April 1992 | |
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Buried |
Colorado Springs, CO, USA | Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum Colorado Springs El Paso County Colorado, USA | |
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Based |
Chipping Ongar | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 557BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. |
| Illinois, USA |