Lieutenant Lloyd Buster Bardwell, Jr.
1920 - 1944 (24 years)-
Name Lloyd Buster Bardwell Title Lieutenant Suffix Jr. Nickname L.B. Birth 12 Feb 1920 Amity, Clark Co., Arkansas, USA Gender Male Military Service 1941 Arkansas, USA 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 MedalDeath 2 Sep 1944 Indonesia Burial Rose Hill Cemetery, Arkadelphia, Clark Co., Arkansas, USA - 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 d. 13 Sep 1970, Conroe, Montgomery Co., Texas, USA (Age 72 years) Mother Bessie Mae Williams, b. 26 Apr 1898, Arkansas, USA d. 13 Jun 1951, Gregg Co., Texas, USA (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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