Name:
Lloyd J., Jr. Page
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-695335
Unit:
313th Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-08-26
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France
Plot:
J
Row:
23
Grave:
22
Decoration:
Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Lloyd J. Page, Jr. resided in Montgomery County, Maryland, prior to the war. He served in the 313th Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group, as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on the P-47 #42-25983.
On August 26, 1944, 1Lt Page took off from A-17 airfield in Méautis, France, for ground troop support. At 02:42 PM, he was killed in air combat with a Me109 fighter piloted by Klaus Mietusch. 1Lt Page's plane crashed near Oissel. He is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net