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Utley Lewis H.

Name:
Lewis H. Utley
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-660533
Unit:
423rd Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-02-16
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
J
Row:
8
Grave:
15
Decoration:
Purple Heart, Air Medal
Comments:

1st Lt Lewis H. Utley, navigator of the B-17 42-5717, took off from Thurleigh in Bedfordshire, UK on a bombing mission over Saint-Nazaire’s “Flak Alley”. They were harassed by enemy fighters and flak until they crashed around noon. Utley bailed out from the cockpit at 600m. He did not survive.