Omer Lyle Young
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 22271 - Omer Young - Cedar Rapids, 379th BG, KIA
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 10 x combat missions.
Failed to Return (FTR) in #42-31083. A/C exploded in mid-air near Downham Market, England. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36329211
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 16 March 1944
Places
Related media
- Media Type: Document
- Object Number: Document 31109
- Description: The Official Report of Aircraft Accident (A.A.F. Form No. 14) for B-17G 42-31083, Tenny Belle on 11 April 1944. Lists all crew members, reports from...
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Palo, IA | 15 November 1919 | Son of Elmer Guy and Elizabeth M [Farrell] Young. |
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Enlisted |
Cedar Rapids, IA | 26 October 1942 | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
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Based |
Pyote Army Airfield | 23 September 1943 - 8 December 1943 | B-17 Flying Fortress crew training |
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Based |
Kimbolton | 20 February 1944 - 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died Killed in action |
Barroway Drove, Downham Market PE38 0AJ, UK | 11 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) in #42-31083. A/C exploded in mid-air near Downham Market, England. Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
12 April 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery | |
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Based |
Snettisham | 19 February 1944 | Intensive gunnery training |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Mount Calvary Cemetery Cedar Rapids, Linn County, IA | Re-Interred Mount Calvary Cemetery Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa |
Revisions
Lyle's Obituary lists the numerous bases where he trained to become a flight engineer.
Bibliography: [Betz, Frank L. and Kenneth H. Cassens editors]. 379th Bombardment Group (H) Anthology, Volume One: November 1942-July 1945. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing Company, 2000, p. 302.
1940 US Census, Hazelton, Iowa - ED 10-11, Sheet 2B, lines 46-48 - Elmer G. YOUNG Family
Correction to middle initial from :
- http://www.findagrave.com;
- "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Combat Chronology; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 300 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia