Lloyd R Brooks

Military

Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Oschersleben in B-17 42-30150 'Exterminator' 28-Jul-43; Shot down Lathen, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 214



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Fred D Hodges

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-521124
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Richard E Porter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33552422
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-30150

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Exterminator
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Camp Shelby, MS 31 August 1942 Camp Shelby, Mississippi

Died

Lathen, Germany 28 July 1943 Shot down 28-Jul-43 in B-17 42-30150 'Exterminator. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Simpson County, MS, USA

Born

Mississippi, USA Son of Frank Marion and Thelma [Calhoun] Brooks.

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Tablets of the Missing. Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands.

Buried

Magee Cemetery Magee, Simpson County, MS Memorialised Magee Cemetery Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi

Based

Horham 28 July 1943 Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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AAM DB Entry.
http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/american-war-cemetery-m…

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AAM DB Entry.
http://95thbg.org/j3migr/95thbg-aircraft/95th-b-17-s-1942
http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/american-war-cemetery-m…
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Brooks&GSfn=Lloyd…;

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 214 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database