Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Lloyd William Amaya.
Unit/Placed in, 524th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group (Heavy).
Anthony is born approx. on June 13, 1917 in Gonzalez, California.
Father, Eloi J.L. Amaya.
Mother, Mary C. (Raggi) Amaya.
Brother(s), Alred A. Amaya.
Anthony enlisted the service in California with service number # O-733509.
Anthony ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-17 were,
1st Lt. Raymond J. Zucker Pilot
2nd Lt. Abram E. Birch Co pilot
2nd Lt. Harry R. Anderson Navigator
2nd Lt. Anthony L. Amaya Bombardier
T/Sgt. Julius G. Ink Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. James E. Keeler Right Waist Gunner
T/Sgt. Russell L. Good Radio Operator/Engineer
Corporal Paul E. Hammond Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. John N. Kneed Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Micheal G. Froeklich Tail Gunner
Anthony was KIA when the engine got trouble and the crashed on the coast of Germany on June 11, 1943, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Distinguished Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Anthony is buried/mentioned at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to, http://www.379thbga.org/
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 11/6/43 with Ray Zucker, Co-pilot: Abram Birch, Navigator: Harry Anderson, Bombardier: Tony Amaya, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Julius Lee, Radio Operator: Russell Good, Ball turret gunner: John Sneed, Waist gunner: Paul Hammond*, Waist gunner: Jim Keeler*,Tail gunner: Mike Froehlioch (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea; (*bodies washed up a month later). Missing Air Crew Report 1760. THUNDER GOD.
MILITARY | SECOND LIEUTENANT | BOMBARDIER | 379TH BOMB GROUP
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 2 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen / Wilhelmshaven in B-17 42-29915 11-Jun-43; Shot down, plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1760 Awards: AM, PH.
