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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Lloyd R. Pearson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Ida Grove, Iowa

Honored By

Ida Grove American Legion

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTERED SERVICE IN MARCH 1942. TRAINED WITH AIR FORCE GROUND CORPS AT CHANUTE FIELD, ILLINOIS. COMMISSIONED ON OCTOBER 25, 1942 AT MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA. THE PLANE WAS ON A ROUTINE FLIGHT AND HAD TAKEN OFF FROM PATTERSON FIELD, OHIO, BOUND FOR STOUT FIELD AT INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, WHEN CRASH OCCURRED. THE PLANE DISASTER WAS AN ALMOST SIMULTANEOUS EXPLOSION.