Lloyd David Ittel

Military
media-55660.jpeg UPL 55660 Flemming crew, 709th squadron, 447th bomb group. Photo taken at Rattlesden, England, March 1944. Standing, L-R: Lt. Joseph T. Elliot (?), Lt. Carl F. McCuen, Lt. Dean S. Flemming, Lt. Lloyd D. Ittel; Kneeling, L-R: Sgt. William Shaw, Sgt. Sidney Stein, Sgtr. Andrew Leydens, Sgt. William Pascocello, Sgt. Leslie Orr. (not shown,: Sgt. Anthony Durante)

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Object Number - UPL 55660 - Flemming crew, 709th squadron, 447th bomb group. Photo taken at Rattlesden, England, March 1944. Standing, L-R: Lt. Joseph T. Elliot (?), Lt. Carl F....

Lloyd Ittel was Co-Pilot on the Dean Flemming crew on the 29 April 1944 mission to Berlin on board B-17 #42-31519. On return, the Fortress ditched in the North Sea. All 10 men on board rescued and returned to duty (RTD).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Dean S Flemming

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11027889 at enlistment, then O-752054
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Raymond Hindle

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11079815
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Andrew Leydens

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Carl W McCuen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Leslie E Orr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-31519

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wolf Pack
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

42-37864

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Marty
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

Missions

327

  • Date: 29 April 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

16 December 1918 Butler, Richland County, Ohio

Enlisted

31 March 1942 Cincinnati, Ohio
Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio
Hamilton, Ohio

Revisions

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Completed his page with the data in the 42-31519 biography
NARA WWII Enlistment record
WWII Draft card
1945 Officers' Roster in the 447thBG History

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945

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