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EVANS, Lloyd Walker - Date of
birth
16 January 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico -
Hometown
Artesia, Eddy County, New Mexico
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-677693 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
350th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 October 1943 - Place of
death
On the road to Ottersberg, east of Bremen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 7 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lloyd P. Evans (father)
Mary (Walker) Evans (mother)
Mary L. Evans (sister)
Helen J. Evans (sister)
Martha C. (Kline) Evans (wife)
Lloyd W. Evans II (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30358 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Phartzac
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 947
More information
2nd Lt Lloyd W. Evans graduated from Artesia High School in 1938, attended Woodbury Business College the next year and then attended the University of Southern California for two years in 1939-1941. In the summer of 1941 he went to work in the L.P. Evans Store as a bookkeeper until he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Lubbock, Texas on 27 March 1942. He was sent overseas in August 1943.According to the MACR and statements of surviving crew members, the plane was hit by a direct flak burst which blew one waist gunner out of the ship. 2nd Lt Hubbard, the bombardier who survived, later stated that he believed both Meadows and Evans were killed by the flak burst and that Bush said: "I'm getting the hell out of this plane" and bailed out of the nose hatch. Hubbard further states that he thought Bush's parachute caught fire and burned in mid-air.
Other reports state that flak hit bombs in the bomb bay or who were already dropped and the explosions caused severe damage.
Eight crew members were killed, two were taken prisoner. The killed crew members were initially buried at Waller Friedhof, near Bremen.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com Belvin/Sadler Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, www.archives.gov, New Mexico State Records Center & Archives
Photo source: Michel Beckers/courtesy of 100th Bomb Group Foundation, Belvin/Sadler Family Tree, New Mexico State Records Center & Archives