2LT Lucien Helm Taliaferro Jr.

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2LT Lucien Helm Taliaferro Jr. Veteran

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
1 Jan 1944 (aged 21)
El Paso County, Texas, USA
Burial
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section E Site 241
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Second Lieutenant Taliaferro was the pilot of
U.S. Army Air Corps B-24D Liberator #42-40420,
serving with the 330th Combat Crew Training
Squadron.

He died from injuries sustained in the crash of
the bomber on takeoff December 23, 1943, at
Biggs Army Airfield, El Paso, Texas.

Four other airmen also
perished. They were:

2nd Lt. Hilton H Bryce
Sgt. George Kalinyak
Sgt. A J Logan
Sgt. Carrol L Nelson
Second Lieutenant Taliaferro was the pilot of
U.S. Army Air Corps B-24D Liberator #42-40420,
serving with the 330th Combat Crew Training
Squadron.

He died from injuries sustained in the crash of
the bomber on takeoff December 23, 1943, at
Biggs Army Airfield, El Paso, Texas.

Four other airmen also
perished. They were:

2nd Lt. Hilton H Bryce
Sgt. George Kalinyak
Sgt. A J Logan
Sgt. Carrol L Nelson

Inscription

TEXAS
2 LIEUT. AIR CORPS
JANUARY 1, 1944