Lieutenant Lloyd Buster Bardwell, Jr.

Male 1920 - 1944  (24 years)


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  • Name Lloyd Buster Bardwell 
    Title Lieutenant 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Nickname L.B. 
    Birth 12 Feb 1920  Amity, Clark Co., Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service 1941  Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    World War II (US)
    US Army Air Corps
    500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber
    Killed in Action - was shot down by a Japanese minelayer (ship) while on a bomb run. He landed his B-25 on the water near the Celebes Islands (Sulawesi, Indonesia). All the men got out of the pilot's hatch, but they were being strafed by Zeros while in the water.
    Missing in Action, awarded the Purple Heart Medal and Air Medal 
    Death 2 Sep 1944  Indonesia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Arkadelphia, Clark Co., Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Memorial Marker - Missing in Action.
    Person ID I32768  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 5 Jan 2013 

    Father Lloyd Buster Bardwell,   b. 4 Sep 1898, Amity, Clark Co., Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Sep 1970, Conroe, Montgomery Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Bessie Mae Williams,   b. 26 Apr 1898, Arkansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1951, Gregg Co., Texas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years) 
    Family ID F12024  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marjorie Smith 
    Family ID F14229  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2013 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Feb 1920 - Amity, Clark Co., Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary Service - World War II (US) US Army Air Corps 500th Bomber Squadron 345th Bomber Killed in Action - was shot down by a Japanese minelayer (ship) while on a bomb run. He landed his B-25 on the water near the Celebes Islands (Sulawesi, Indonesia). All the men got out of the pilot's hatch, but they were being strafed by Zeros while in the water. Missing in Action, awarded the Purple Heart Medal and Air Medal - 1941 - Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Sep 1944 - Indonesia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Rose Hill Cemetery, Arkadelphia, Clark Co., Arkansas, USA Link to Google Earth
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