Lloyd Donald Burns
MilitaryAssigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Eller railroad bridge. Missing after attacks by enemy fighters. 23-12-44. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 11898.
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Discharged at the rank of Captain. Graduated with an accounting degree at Northwestern State College. Founded his own company, Computer Sharing, Inc, later he was Vice-President of Palais Royal.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Fwightened Wabbit
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
19 September 1923 | Son of Leon and Mary Burns. | |
Other Shot down |
23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Eller railroad bridge. Missing after attacks by enemy fighters. 23-Dec-44. POW MACR 11898. | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
23 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. | |
Died |
14 February 2011 | ||
Born |
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Enlisted |
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Based |
23 December 1944 | Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Buried |
Forest Park East Cemetery Shreveport Caddo Parish Louisiana, USA |