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LOCKMAN, Billy Tiley - Date of
birth
18 July 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Parsons, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
06945078 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
708th Bombardment Squadron,
447th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 April 1944 - Place of
death
Near Abbenrode, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 40 | 43 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John W. Lockman (father)
Amelia (Tiley) Lockman (mother)
Ralph Lockman (brother)
Robert Lockman (brother)
Samuel Lockman (brother)
Carl Lockman (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-37866 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railway facilities
MACR: 4250
More information
Sgt Billy T. Lockman graduated from Coughlin High School.He joined the Regular Army on 19 October 1938. He was sent overseas in November 1943.
The aircraft was attacked by enemy aircraft and exploded. Sgt Lockman and Sgt Joseph S. Pennock were killed. According to Sgt Arvin, left waist gunner, Sgt Lockman had gotten out of the ball turret and was preparing to bail out. It is believed that Sgt Lockman was hit by enemy fire while preparing to bail out as they were still being fired upon.
Sgt Lockman was first buried at the village cemetery at Abbenrode on 30 April 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.ancestry.com – U.S., Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.newspapers.com – The Wilkes-Barre Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com – The Wilkes-Barre Record, www.ancestry.com – Coughlin High School Yearbook 1937