Garland Brooke Lloyd (1916 - 1971)

Born 26 Jun 1916 in West Virginia, United States

Died 21 Oct 1971 at age 55 in Florida, United States

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Biography

Capt Garland Lloyd was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Early Life

Garland Brooke Lloyd was the son of Orange Judd and Sarah A Given(s) Lloyd, born in Braxton County, West Virginia on June 26, 1916. ^[1] He grew up in Braxton County, West Virginia, and moved with his family to the Ohio, then to Canada, then back to Braxton County, as his father worked in the lumber industry.^[2] Garland married Grace Louise Stoutamire, a Florida native. She gave birth to a son while Garland was away in the war and lived in Tallahassee for the duration of the war. ^[1]

World War II Story

Lt. Garland Lloyd served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): 95th Bomb Group. 334th Bomb Squadron
Service ended:

Garland Lloyd elisted in the US Army Air Corps in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on June 3, 1941.^[3] He was assigned to the 95th Bombardment Group and flew 21 missions in B-17's over Germany from December 11, 1943 to March 6, 1944. ^[4](Photo of the 334 Sqn here) On mission #92, the destination was Berlin, Germany. The B-17, piloted by Lt. Lloyd, crashed after sustaining damage from a German fighter attack over Holland. The entire crew bailed when the wing caught fire. Lt. Lloyd evaded capture for a time, hiding at a farm in the Netherlands. ^[5]In July he was was discovered by the Gestapo and held at Stalag Luft I until it was liberated by the Russians in 1945. ^[6][7][8] While he was imprisoned, Lt. Lloyd engaged his fellow prisoners by organizing classes in salesmanship and public speaking. (He had been a salesman in civilian life.) He taught his classes three days a week in the mess hall. ^[1] The camp was liberated by Russian troops on 1 May 1945.^[9] NOTE: The site where the B-17 crashed has been memorialized with a plaque affixed to a boulder in Drenthe, Netherlands. There is a photo of it here.

Research Notes

From The ABJ 18 Aug 1950: Garland B Lloyd administrator of the estate of Edwin Givens in Akron, Ohio.(mother's brother)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Akronite Salesmanship Teacher in Nazi Prison." The Akron Beacon-Journal 6 May 1945: 7-D. Print.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMCX-3LH : 8 December 2015), Brooke Lloyd in entry for O J Lloyd, 1930.
3. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8PX-7MD : 5 December 2014), Garland B Lloyd, enlisted 03 Jun 1941, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
4. ↑ "Flight Records." - The 95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation. 95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation, n.d. Web. 29 July 2016.
5. ↑ PATS WWII Research
6. ↑ United States, World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1945, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29D-S2BT : 18 February 2016), Garland B Lloyd, 06 Mar 1944; citing Military Service, Germany, NARA NAID 1263907 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ Dutch Airwar Studygroup 1939-1945;Loss Chart on: T3496
8. ↑ "Prisoner." The Akron Beacon Journal 30 Oct 1944: 13. Print.
9. ↑ Camp Lucky Strike wwii.memorieshop.com. 2008. Accessed 29 Jul 2016.

See also:

• "Notice Of Public Sale." The Akron Beacon Journal 18 Aug 1950: 31. Print.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRFC-73P : 19 May 2014), Garland Lloyd, Oct 1971; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VV62-S42 : 25 December 2014), Garland Brooke Lloyd, 21 Oct 1971; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. , certificate number 62498, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #98662707 for Capt, Garland Brooke Lloyd, accessed 29 Jul 2016.