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LORD, Truman Ray - Date of
birth
26 October 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Idaho -
Hometown
Seattle King County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-768605 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
358th Bombardment Squadron,
303rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
11 October 1944 - Place of
death
Wahn, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Truman R. Lord (father)
Esther J. (Helwig) Lord (mother)
Ella Lord (sister)
Howard J. Lord (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38200 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Wesseling, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Braunkohle-Kraftstoffe A.G. - synthetic oil plant
MACR: 9564
More information
2nd Lt Truman R. Lord was an maintenance painter.He joined the National Guard in Seattle, Washington on 3 February 1941.
The airplane received a direct flak hit between #1 and #2 engine. It was seen to smoke immediately. It then pulled off to the left, went down in a steep dive, and exploded about 15,000 feet in the air. Three parachutes were seen at the time the aircraft exploded as if men were blown out of the plane.
Three crew members survived and were taken prisoner, six were killed. They were initially buried at the POW Cemetery of Hoffnungstal on 28 October 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, 303rdBomberGroup.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Washington Marriage Record / 1940 census
Photo source: Michel Beckers, 303rdBomberGroup.com, Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Billie Sorrels