Lloyd Donald Burns

Military

Assigned 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

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '296191, 397 BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95865) nicknamed "Sky Hag" of the 391st Bomb Group.
  • Date: 23 December 1944

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

Enlisted

Based

23 December 1944 Assigned to 598BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Forest Park East Cemetery Shreveport Caddo Parish Louisiana, USA

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