|
Lloyd J. PAGE Jr
| |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Source : | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-695335 | ||||||
| AGE | 28 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | O-695335 | ||||||
| ETAT | Montgomery County, MARYLAND | ||||||
| FAMILY | |||||||
| RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | |||||||
| SQUADRON | 313rd Fighter Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 50th Fighter Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 26 August 1944 |
Source : Dominique Potier | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Near Oissel - ROUEN | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
P-47 Thunderbolt - type D-22 - s/n 42-25983
Macr : 8244 Mission : Ground Troop Support Takeoff site A-17 Méautis (50) Shot down in aerial combat by fighter Messerschmitt Me109 | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of -- N°--
| ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
| GRAVE |
| ||||||
| DECORATION |
| ||||||
| |||||||
| STORY | |||||||
| The P-47 # 42-25983 of 1st Lt Lloyd Page Jr was shot down by the German pilot Klaus Mietusch near Oissel (76) which will total 2 P-47 shot down the same day with that of 2nd Lt Edel training in the same unit . It will be the 73rd and 74th victory of this German ace who will be killed a few minutes after having obtained his 75th victory on September 19, 1944. | |||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | francecrashes39-45.net - abmc.gov - findagrave.com - armyserialnumber.skyrock.com |
|---|---|
| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |