1st Lieutenant Theodore Bezold Jr. served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II Service started: Unit(s): 341st Bombardment Squadron, 97th Bombardment Group, Fifteenth Air Force Service ended: 22 Sep 1944
1Lt. Theodore Bezold Jr. was Killed in Action when his B-17 crashed on a mission to Munich, Germany during World War II.
Theodore was born 2 April 1921 in Lewiston, Idaho. He was the son of Theodore J. Bezold and Julia Schumacker[1]
He married Blanche J. Blumer on May 1943 in Phenix City, Russell County, Alabama.[2]
Killed In Action...341st Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, Heavy...Pilot of B-17G #42-38080 shot down by enemy aircraft on mission to Munich...Missing Air Crew Report #9026...Lies at rest in St. Avold in Plot K Row 49 Grave 15...Your service and sacrifice must never be forgotten.
Sources
↑Birth:
"Idaho, U.S., Birth Records, 1861-1921, Stillbirth Index, 1905-1971"
Idaho State Department of Health; Boise, Idaho; Idaho Birth Index, 1861-1921 Ancestry Record 8973 #101215 (accessed 11 March 2024)
Theodore John Bezold born on 2 Apr 1921, child of T J Bezold & Julia Shoemaker, in Lewiston, Nez Perce.
↑Marriage:
"Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
citing Page: 168; Digital film/folder number: 005206042_002_M99X-W3W; FHL microfilm: 001846329; Image number: 216
FamilySearch Record: 29F5-GJY (accessed 11 March 2024)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GBL6-9W6F
Theodore J Bezold (22) marriage to Blanche J Blumer (19) on 9 May 1943 in Russell, Alabama, United States.
"United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VY45-M6K : accessed 9 April 2015), Theodore J Bezold, Ward 1, Moscow, East Moscow Election Precinct, Latah, Idaho, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 29-7, sheet 11A, family 250, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 749.
"United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJT-V5SV : accessed 9 April 2015), Theodore John Bezold, 1942; citing NAID identifier , NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm .
LT. T. J. BEZOLD LISTED AS DEAD: "Newspapers.com" The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Washington) Sun, Dec 3, 1944, page 93 Newspapers Clip: 143168910 (accessed 11 March 2024)
KILLED IN ACTION: "Newspapers.com" The Birmingham Post (Birmingham, Alabama) Mon, Feb 26, 1945, page 3 Newspapers Clip: 143170022 (accessed 11 March 2024)
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #56652752 (accessed 11 March 2024) Memorial page for 1Lt Theodore John Bezold Jr. (2 Apr 1921-22 Sep 1944), citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France (plot: Plot K Row 49 Grave 15); Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).
Military: "U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949" American Battle Monuments Commission; Arlington, VA; Cemetery Records Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9170 #87474 (accessed 11 March 2024) Name: Theodore J Bezold Jr; Gender: Male; Rank: First Lieutenant; Residence Place: Idaho; Type of Medal: Air Medal, Purple Heart; Service Number: O-463294; Military Unit: 341st Bomber Squadron, 97th Bomber Group, Heavy; Military Branch: U.S. Army Air Forces; War: World War II; Death Date: 22 Sep 1944; Cemetery Plot Number: K; Cemetery Row: 49; Cemetery Section: Grave: 15; Cemetery: Lorraine; Burial Place: St Avold, France; Father: Theodore J Bezold.