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Lyle McAllister |
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Engagements: • World War II (1941 - 1945) |
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Lyle McAllister Lyle McAllister was born on 11 October 1923 in Sharon Springs, KS, the son of Frank W. and Delphia E. Stephenson McAllister. In March 1944, Sergeant Lyle McAllister was serving as a ball turret gunner with the 757th Bomb Squadron, 459th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 304th Bombardment Wing, 15th Air Force, based at Giulia Airfield, Italy. The 459th Bombardment Group flew B-24 Liberator bombers on missions in Italy, France, the Balkans, Austria and Germany. On 17 March 1944, SGT McAllister was the ball turret gunner on the B-24H Liberator bomber Serial Number 41-29237 named 'Tamerlane II' on a bombing mission over Vienna (Bad Vosleau), Austria. The aircraft had a crew of 10. The aircraft was last sighted at 1303 hours. The Missing Air Crew Report noted that the aircraft probably experienced engine supercharger trouble or failure. All 10 crew members were listed as Missing in Action on MACR report 3298. Their official date of death is 2 August 1945. Medals, Awards and Badges Purple Heart B-24H Liberator Bomber Serial Number 41-29237 'Tamerlane II' had the following crew on 17 March 1944. ● Pilot: 1LT Philip S. Wood, Jr. [Honoree Record ID 78612] Memorialization Sergeant Lyle McAllister is memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial in Nettuno, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy. He is also memorialized with a cenotaph at Russell City Cemetery in Russell, KS. [The information in this biography was derived primarily from various sections of the 459th Bombardment Group website at http://www.459bg.org/ and permission was granted for its use.] |
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Honoree ID: 205137 | Created by: MHOH |