1st Lt. James M. Lovell was a Pilot of a B-17 plane named "Lovell's Hovel", (plane's tail number 42-31926) for the 8th Army Airforce, 384th Bomb Group (Heavy), 545th Squad. http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=6044
Next of Kin:
Mr. Endicott R. Lovell (Father)
Hubbell, Michigan
(Parents and two brothers, info listed below)
On 19March1944, his plane was hit by Flak after bombs were away; later observed spiraling down with flames pouring from all parts of aircraft; four chutes emerged; with one on fire (they were later POW's), crashed near Wavrans-sur-Ternoise, a very small village, near a larger town called St Pol-sur-Ternoise, France.
Missing Air Crew Report-aka MACR link;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/MACRs/MACR3242.pdf
He and 5 others were KIA.
Pilot - 1st Lt. James MacNaughton Lovell
Co-Pilot- 2nd Lt. Walter Francis Brookings (FAG#106447011)
Radio Operator- S/Sgt. Minot Fred Deftos (FAG#41836091)
Eng/Top Turret- T/Sgt. Calvin Oscar Lewis Fowlkes (FAG# 41836132)
Ball Turret- S/Sgt. James Hansel Johnson jr. (FAG#25697667)
Flexible Gunner- S/Sgt. Doye Herman Blankenship (FAG#53853961)
384th- link to info on Lovell's Hovel-http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/One384thAircraft.php?AircraftKey=42-31926
*2 years of College, entered service on 1April1942, Occupation: Actor.
James was born the 2nd of 3 sons to:
Father: Endicott Remington Lovell
Born: 20July1892, Chihuahua, Mexico-(born there while father working as a contractor) Parents are from Massachusetts).
Died: April 1986 Scottsdale, Arizona.
Mother: Martha Lois (MacNaughton) Lovell
Born: 16Jun1893, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
Died: Dec 1972, Paradise Valley, Arizona.
Two Brothers:
1) Endicott R Lovell jr.
Born:12March1919 Michigan
Died: 8May1944 KIA *Also buried Lake View Cemetery.
(Enlisted Jan1942 -1st LT, 8th Army Airforce 453rd BombGroup, 755 BombSquad)
2) Robert "Bob" Gray Lovell
Born: 10 Aug 1924 Hubbell, MI
Died: 19 Jul 2020 Rancho Bernardo, CA
Family business: Calumet and Hecla Mining Companies
https://www.mtu.edu/library/archives/collections/documents/MS002_Hecla_and_Calumet.pdf
7July2017-Per cemetery clerk, the Lovell's lot includes:
Endicott & James Lovell,
James, Annabel, John, Rosella MacNaughton and
another MacNaughton with no name
(possibly a baby?).
Next of Kin:
Mr. Endicott R. Lovell (Father)
Hubbell, Michigan
(Parents and two brothers, info listed below)
On 19March1944, his plane was hit by Flak after bombs were away; later observed spiraling down with flames pouring from all parts of aircraft; four chutes emerged; with one on fire (they were later POW's), crashed near Wavrans-sur-Ternoise, a very small village, near a larger town called St Pol-sur-Ternoise, France.
Missing Air Crew Report-aka MACR link;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/MACRs/MACR3242.pdf
He and 5 others were KIA.
Pilot - 1st Lt. James MacNaughton Lovell
Co-Pilot- 2nd Lt. Walter Francis Brookings (FAG#106447011)
Radio Operator- S/Sgt. Minot Fred Deftos (FAG#41836091)
Eng/Top Turret- T/Sgt. Calvin Oscar Lewis Fowlkes (FAG# 41836132)
Ball Turret- S/Sgt. James Hansel Johnson jr. (FAG#25697667)
Flexible Gunner- S/Sgt. Doye Herman Blankenship (FAG#53853961)
384th- link to info on Lovell's Hovel-http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/One384thAircraft.php?AircraftKey=42-31926
*2 years of College, entered service on 1April1942, Occupation: Actor.
James was born the 2nd of 3 sons to:
Father: Endicott Remington Lovell
Born: 20July1892, Chihuahua, Mexico-(born there while father working as a contractor) Parents are from Massachusetts).
Died: April 1986 Scottsdale, Arizona.
Mother: Martha Lois (MacNaughton) Lovell
Born: 16Jun1893, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
Died: Dec 1972, Paradise Valley, Arizona.
Two Brothers:
1) Endicott R Lovell jr.
Born:12March1919 Michigan
Died: 8May1944 KIA *Also buried Lake View Cemetery.
(Enlisted Jan1942 -1st LT, 8th Army Airforce 453rd BombGroup, 755 BombSquad)
2) Robert "Bob" Gray Lovell
Born: 10 Aug 1924 Hubbell, MI
Died: 19 Jul 2020 Rancho Bernardo, CA
Family business: Calumet and Hecla Mining Companies
https://www.mtu.edu/library/archives/collections/documents/MS002_Hecla_and_Calumet.pdf
7July2017-Per cemetery clerk, the Lovell's lot includes:
Endicott & James Lovell,
James, Annabel, John, Rosella MacNaughton and
another MacNaughton with no name
(possibly a baby?).
1st Lt. James M. Lovell was a Pilot of a B-17 plane named "Lovell's Hovel", (plane's tail number 42-31926) for the 8th Army Airforce, 384th Bomb Group (Heavy), 545th Squad. http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=6044
Next of Kin:
Mr. Endicott R. Lovell (Father)
Hubbell, Michigan
(Parents and two brothers, info listed below)
On 19March1944, his plane was hit by Flak after bombs were away; later observed spiraling down with flames pouring from all parts of aircraft; four chutes emerged; with one on fire (they were later POW's), crashed near Wavrans-sur-Ternoise, a very small village, near a larger town called St Pol-sur-Ternoise, France.
Missing Air Crew Report-aka MACR link;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/MACRs/MACR3242.pdf
He and 5 others were KIA.
Pilot - 1st Lt. James MacNaughton Lovell
Co-Pilot- 2nd Lt. Walter Francis Brookings (FAG#106447011)
Radio Operator- S/Sgt. Minot Fred Deftos (FAG#41836091)
Eng/Top Turret- T/Sgt. Calvin Oscar Lewis Fowlkes (FAG# 41836132)
Ball Turret- S/Sgt. James Hansel Johnson jr. (FAG#25697667)
Flexible Gunner- S/Sgt. Doye Herman Blankenship (FAG#53853961)
384th- link to info on Lovell's Hovel-http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/One384thAircraft.php?AircraftKey=42-31926
*2 years of College, entered service on 1April1942, Occupation: Actor.
James was born the 2nd of 3 sons to:
Father: Endicott Remington Lovell
Born: 20July1892, Chihuahua, Mexico-(born there while father working as a contractor) Parents are from Massachusetts).
Died: April 1986 Scottsdale, Arizona.
Mother: Martha Lois (MacNaughton) Lovell
Born: 16Jun1893, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
Died: Dec 1972, Paradise Valley, Arizona.
Two Brothers:
1) Endicott R Lovell jr.
Born:12March1919 Michigan
Died: 8May1944 KIA *Also buried Lake View Cemetery.
(Enlisted Jan1942 -1st LT, 8th Army Airforce 453rd BombGroup, 755 BombSquad)
2) Robert "Bob" Gray Lovell
Born: 10 Aug 1924 Hubbell, MI
Died: 19 Jul 2020 Rancho Bernardo, CA
Family business: Calumet and Hecla Mining Companies
https://www.mtu.edu/library/archives/collections/documents/MS002_Hecla_and_Calumet.pdf
7July2017-Per cemetery clerk, the Lovell's lot includes:
Endicott & James Lovell,
James, Annabel, John, Rosella MacNaughton and
another MacNaughton with no name
(possibly a baby?).
Next of Kin:
Mr. Endicott R. Lovell (Father)
Hubbell, Michigan
(Parents and two brothers, info listed below)
On 19March1944, his plane was hit by Flak after bombs were away; later observed spiraling down with flames pouring from all parts of aircraft; four chutes emerged; with one on fire (they were later POW's), crashed near Wavrans-sur-Ternoise, a very small village, near a larger town called St Pol-sur-Ternoise, France.
Missing Air Crew Report-aka MACR link;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/MACRs/MACR3242.pdf
He and 5 others were KIA.
Pilot - 1st Lt. James MacNaughton Lovell
Co-Pilot- 2nd Lt. Walter Francis Brookings (FAG#106447011)
Radio Operator- S/Sgt. Minot Fred Deftos (FAG#41836091)
Eng/Top Turret- T/Sgt. Calvin Oscar Lewis Fowlkes (FAG# 41836132)
Ball Turret- S/Sgt. James Hansel Johnson jr. (FAG#25697667)
Flexible Gunner- S/Sgt. Doye Herman Blankenship (FAG#53853961)
384th- link to info on Lovell's Hovel-http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/One384thAircraft.php?AircraftKey=42-31926
*2 years of College, entered service on 1April1942, Occupation: Actor.
James was born the 2nd of 3 sons to:
Father: Endicott Remington Lovell
Born: 20July1892, Chihuahua, Mexico-(born there while father working as a contractor) Parents are from Massachusetts).
Died: April 1986 Scottsdale, Arizona.
Mother: Martha Lois (MacNaughton) Lovell
Born: 16Jun1893, Iron Mountain, Michigan.
Died: Dec 1972, Paradise Valley, Arizona.
Two Brothers:
1) Endicott R Lovell jr.
Born:12March1919 Michigan
Died: 8May1944 KIA *Also buried Lake View Cemetery.
(Enlisted Jan1942 -1st LT, 8th Army Airforce 453rd BombGroup, 755 BombSquad)
2) Robert "Bob" Gray Lovell
Born: 10 Aug 1924 Hubbell, MI
Died: 19 Jul 2020 Rancho Bernardo, CA
Family business: Calumet and Hecla Mining Companies
https://www.mtu.edu/library/archives/collections/documents/MS002_Hecla_and_Calumet.pdf
7July2017-Per cemetery clerk, the Lovell's lot includes:
Endicott & James Lovell,
James, Annabel, John, Rosella MacNaughton and
another MacNaughton with no name
(possibly a baby?).
