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LYLE, Percy - Date of
birth
31 March 1919 -
Age
24 -
Place of birth
Slayden, Dickson County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Dickson County, Tennessee -
Ethnicity
White -
Religion
Protestant
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13016153 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 January 1944 - Place of
death
Near Reichweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 4 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Claude Lyle (father)
Annie (Sullivan) Lyle (mother)
Ewing A. Lyle (brother)
Claudell Lyle (sister)
Carney Lyle (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38001 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 2380
More information
S/Sgt Percy Lyle attended college and was a checker before he joined the Regular Army in Norfolk, Virginia on 7 January 1941.The airplane was attacked by German fighters and a Me-109 crashed into it.
He is remembered at the Antioch Methodist Church Cemetery in Clarksville, Tennessee.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Bruce E. Simmons Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Coleman / Dave Davidson / J Kitzmiller
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem / H Hansen