Orson Lyle Mower
Military
452nd BG - 430th BS
Co-Pilot - Robert J. Brennan Crew
Object Number - UPL 44030 - 1LT Orson "Lyle" Mower 452nd BG - 430th BS Co-Pilot - Robert J. Brennan Crew
Attacked by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-39985 crashed SE of Hamelin, GR after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801494
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Duchess of FUBAR
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fairview, Utah, USA | 26 September 1915 | |
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Enlisted |
29 December 1938 | ||
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Died |
Utah | 20 October 2005 | Lyle Mower "He is flying again!" Orson Lyle Mower, 90, our wonderful father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend, passed away October 20, 2005. He was born September 26, 1915 in Fairview, Utah to Orson Cornelius and Eliza Glendora Ames Mower. He married Bessie Buchanan Tatton in Elko, Nevada. Bessie preceded him in death. Lyle worked for UDOT as a surveyor for 30 years. A veteran of World War II, he was a 1st Lt. and a B-17 bomber pilot. During the war he was a POW. He was a member of the LDS Church. He was a gunsmith and a marksman who enjoyed hunting and camping. He taught hunter safety and loved baseball; his first love was flying airplanes. He was a member and Past Exalted Ruler of the BPOE #1550 in Price, Utah. Lyle's family was his life, his pride and joy. He was most helpful and devoted to his neighbors. Survivors: son, Gary Mower; 12 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren; sister, Beth P. Walters, Salt Lake City; brother, Leonard, Salt Lake City. Preceded in death by his wife, Bessie; brother, Earl; stepson, Michael and William "Bill" Tatton. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 28, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. in the Draper 6th Ward Chapel, 12870 So. 1300 East. |
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Buried |
Manti, Utah | 28 October 2005 | Manti Cemetery Manti, Sanpete County, Utah, USA Plot PB-B11-L10-G01E |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
near Hamelin, Germany | 23 March 1944 | |
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Other POW |
Moosburg, Germany | Stalag 7A |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3551 / MACR 3551, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
