Lloyd Starkweather

Birthplace: Clay Center, Kansas

Branch of Service: Army Air Corps

Theater of Operation: European

Enlisted / Commissioned: Dec 17, 1941

Honored By: Wife and Children

I, Lloyd A. Starkweather, respectfully submit the following regarding my military service. At the time I registered for Selective Service-the draft-I applied for service in the United States Army Air Corps and was accepted as a volunteer and placed on reserve status. On December 8, 1941 I was ordered to active duty and enlisted December 17, 1941. On October 16, 1942 I completed aerial navigation training and was awarded silver wings and honorably discharged. I was then commissioned a Second Lieutenant. I trained for overseas combat duty at McDill Field, Florida, in B-26 Martin Marauder Bombers. In April 1943 I joined the Three Twentieth Bomb Group, 12th Air Force in North Africa, the Mediterranean Theatre of Operations. When the 15th Air Force was formed I was transferred to the 97th Bomb Group. We flew the B-17 Flying Fortresses from bases in Tunisia and later from Foggia, Italy. I completed 50 bombing missions and returned to the USA March 1944. July 6, 1945, the point system qualified me to request separation from service. I remained on reserve until January 1953 at which time I resigned my commission with the rank of Captain.