The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

Lloyd G Owens

816th

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Rank
SSGT (15 December 1944), SSGT (26 February 1945), SSGT (25 March 1945), TSGT (4 May 1945)
Hometown
LOTHIAN MD; Lothian MD; Lothian, MD
Also written
Lloyd Owens
In the book
Heroes of the 483rd, p. 2, 268
Sources
483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org

Crews

Missions placed on him

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Awards

DateAwardGeneral orderRank then
15 December 1944Air Medal5019SSGT
26 February 1945Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster967SSGT
25 March 1945Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster1744SSGT
4 May 1945Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster3007TSGT

From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 14: LLOYD C. OWENS · 16 March 1945
CASUALTY QURSTIONNAIRE
6.
Your name LLOYD C. OWENS
Rank T/sot. Serial No. 500000
2. Organization
483Bomber Gp Commander BARTON Rank Coh Sqn Jack CO DOUGLAS Rank MMC.
month MARCH day 16th did you go down?
(full name)
(full name)
3. That yaar 1945
4. What was the mission, Bembine , target, VIENNA
, target
time, 19:00
,altitude, 29,500
route scheduled,
, route flown
5.
Where were you when you left formation STINUTHS AFTER THRGAT
6. Did you bail out? Wo
7. Did other members of crew bail out?
No
8. Tall all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
fadividual questionnaire is attacned bailed out. A crow list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "Ito Knowledge". N. KNOWLE DGE
g. Where did your aircraft strike the 6. round? NAME Iach HUNGARY
1C. What membera of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
W
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires)
ALL perm MERS WERE ON BANA stric. Ww
CRASHAD LAND The pLANA
11.
Where were they in aireraft? PiloT & C.TiloT iv RABIN - 2LL oTher
MEMBWAS AN RHDIO ROOM
12. their condition? NORMAL
What was
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
NONE
14.
Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. NONE
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862,AF

National Archives, MACR 13059, page 14 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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