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LOCKHART, Eugene E - Date of
birth
14 November 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Frankfort, Benzie County, Michigan -
Hometown
Temperance, Monroe County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-765816 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
351st Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
3 February 1945 - Place of
death
Berlin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Robert W. Lockhart (father)
Mary (Knudsen) Lockhart (mother)
Anna M. Lockhart (sister)
Robert W. Lockhart (brother)
Stanley L. Lockhart (brother)
Alice M. Lockhart (sister)
Clarence Lockhart (brother)
Hubert Lockhart (brother)
Elizabeth (Patterson) Lockhart (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-8379 -
Data
Type: B-17 G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Tempelhof railroad marshalling yard
MACR: 12046
More information
Cpt Eugene E. Lockhart was a bookkeeper before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Bay City, Michigan on 22 September 1942.Eyewitness Statement:
"A/C 44-8379 was hit by flak, reported to have been a groud rocket, a few seconds before bombs away. A/C continued on bomb run and dropped bombs. Fire producing a dence white smoke was seen to break out in the fuselage and bomb bay, including the cockpit. The bomb bay doors were closed and then reopened. Pilot opened his window and peeled gently off to the right, directing the deputy leader to take over lead on VHF. A/C headed NE and flew level for a few moments while six members of the crew bailed out. Three men appeared to come from the waist or tail, while the other three came through the bomb bay. There was a small explosion in #3 engine nacelle and the A/C headed down, burning and beginning to spin when last seen at 15,000 feet. Observers believe entire crew had an excellent chance to bail out."
Nine crew members were taken prisoner, two were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Lockhart family, Arie-Jan van Hees, Bombardier Class Book 44-2, Carlsbad Army Air Field, New Mexico.