Robert Lloyd TODD
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Source : Philippe Puccini (Ellen Marchese) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 12131770 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
AGE | 21 yo | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF BIRTH | 12 February 1923 Beaver County, PENNSYLVANIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
STATE | NEW YORK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FAMILY |
Parents : Lloyd Willis & Dorothy j Large TODD Sisters : Marion & Phyllis | |||||||||||||||||||||||
RANK | Sergeant | |||||||||||||||||||||||
FONCTION | Parachute | |||||||||||||||||||||||
JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Financial institution clerks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 24 Aout 1942 Buffalo NEW YORK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
COMPANY | Company I | |||||||||||||||||||||||
BATTALION | 3rd Battalion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
REGIMENT | 506th Parachutiste Infantry Regiment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DIVISION | 101st Airborne Division | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATE OF DEATH | 6 june 1944 |
Source : Dominique Potier | ||||||||||||||||||||||
STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
PLACE OF DEATH | Magneville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
DATA PLAN | Douglas C-47 - type A-75-DL - s/n 42-100905 9X*? Chalk #15 Macr: 6167 Mission: Serial 16 Mission Albany - Paratroopers Transportation of 506th 101st AB - DZ-C (Hiesville) Position Take Off: Station 463 Exeter, Devon UK For a drop at 01:40 Shots by flak | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Blosville N°3508 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | |||||||||||||||||||||||
GRAVE |
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Robert Lloyd Todd was born on February 12, 1923 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
Son of Lloyd Willis Todd (1901-1965) and Dorothy J. Grand (1901-1994), he had two sisters: Marion and Phyllis. He attended school for 4 years. Graduated from Westfield High School in 1941. He lived in Chautauqua (N.Y.) where he worked as a financial institution clerk in a branch of the Jamestown Union Trust company. He enlisted in the infantry on April 17, 1942 in Buffalo (N.Y.). |
Groupe de soldats du 506th au Royaume-Uni avant le D-day. Source : Philippe Puccini | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sergeant Robert Lloyd's son TODD
David contacted the War Office and discovered that his father had died on D-Day only months before he was born. However, he could not find any Todds at Westfield. Ten years later, he contacts the Westfield historian who directs David to the Lancasters. “My mum was absolutely devastated when she learned of her big brother's death. She would have liked to know David”. "We don't know for certain why his body was not brought back to Westfield." "There's a cross in Westfield Cemetery with Todd's name on it," Richard said. “We placed stones and sand there.”
Après une longue période sans savoir qui était son père, David a découvert que son père était un héros dans l’une des plus grandes batailles de l’histoire, et il a maintenant une famille récemment découverte à Westfield.
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Westfield Cemetery Westfield, Chautauqua County, NEW YORK Source : Franklin S Werren
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Source : Philippe Puccini |
The Riddle of Sergeant Robert Lloyd TODD's number plateWitnesses say:
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101st AIRBORNE DIVISION - SCREAMING EAGLES
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Crew of Douglas C-47 - type A-75-DL - s/n 42-100905 Chalk #15 |
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1st Lieutenant | Ray Ben PULLEN | Pilot | 95th TCS - 440th TCG | Dead - Farmington Cem. KENTUCKY | |
2nd Lieutenant | John M GREELEY | CoPilot | 95th TCS - 440th TCG | Dead - Riverview Cem. INDIANA | |
S/Sergeant | Sidney H SALTZMAN | Radio | 95th TCS - 440th TCG | Dead - Mount Sharon Cem. Springfield, PENNSYLVANIA | |
S/Sergeant | Finney W GORDON | Dispo | 95th TCS - 440th TCG | Dead - Mem Park Cem. Tulsa, OKLAHOMA | |
Crew Paratroopers |
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1st Lieutenant | Gerald V Jr HOWARD | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Ardennes Neupre (Belg) | |
Pfc | Warren K CARNEY | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
Pfc | John J KITTIA | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
Pfc | William R OLSEN | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
Pvt | James J FARRELL | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
Pfc | Frederick H SMITH | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead | |
Pvt | Paul J WEBER | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - St-Andrew Cem. Shields, MICHIGAN | |
Pvt | Howard PHILLIPS | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Aragon Cem. GEORGIA USA | |
Pvt | Glen L WEIRICH | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - MIA - Tablets Cambridge | |
Pvt | Clarence M WRIGHT | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - MIA | |
Pvt | John A WRIGHT | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
Sergeant | Robert TODD | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
T/4 | John E BRAY | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Greenwood Cem. New Orleans, LOUISIANA | |
Cpl | Donald K BIGNALL | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer | |
Cpl | Marvin Murry STALLINGS | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Fort Sam Houston Nat Cem. San Antonio, TEXAS | |
T/5 | Orville R VANDERPOOL | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Coop Prairie Cem. Mansfield, ARKANSAS | |
Pfc | Gilbert AMABISCO | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - St-Marys Cath Cem. Sacramento, CALIFORNIA | |
Pfc | Richard L CALHOON | Paratrooper | 506th PIR - 101st AD | Dead - Mound Grove Cem. Independence, MISSOURI | |
Stele in memory of men who fell during the C47 crash at Magneville
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INFORMATION SOURCES | Aad.archives.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com |
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PICTURE SOURCE | Clive TIRLEMONT |
PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |