Angus Lytch, Jr.

Angus Lytch, Jr. [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: He died in a plane crash near Katha, Burma, after completing 75 missions over enemy held Northern Burma in 1944. After his 99th mission, he was assigned a desk job, but he insisted on flying. He died on his 101st mission. He had been in the China-Burma-India Theater for 9 months, as of 9/1944, and had spent the previous summer at Morris Field in Charlotte. Military funeral held on Jan. 15, 1945, with burial in a military cemetery in Burma.

Age at Death: 26

Image Source: Carolina Room photo

Awards:

Air Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross, Wings- Apr 1942

Biographical Notes:

Holly Smith Pictures (motion pictures)

Date of Birth:

9/14/1918

Birthplace:

Laurinburg, NC

Military Branch:

Army Air Corps Enlisted: 9-41

Education Details:

Davidson College graduate 1940, Laurinburg, NC schools

Family Details:

Mr. & Mrs. Angus F. (Ethel G.) Lytch - 913 W. Church St. Laurinburg, NC

Hector M. Lytch - Laurinburg, NC, Mrs. Graham Andrews, Jr. Texas and Las Vegas, NV, Mrs. Marvin W. (Ethyl) Miller - WASPS TX

First Name:

Angus

KIA / MIA Place:

near Katha, Burma

KIA Date:

10/12/1944

Last Name:

Lytch, Jr.

Middle Name:

Ferguson

Military Details:

Ballenger Field, Sweetwater, TX, Brooks Field and Randolph Field, San Antonio, TX, Bruce Field, Ballenger, TX, Key Field, Meridian, MS, Maxwell Field, Montgomery, AL, Morris Field, Charlotte, NC, Pope Field, Fort Bragg, NC, Vichy, MO, China- Burma- India Theater

Military Rank:

Major

Source:

Davidson College Bulletin, newsprint and family information; The Charlotte News 9/9/1944, p. 1

Military Unit:

20th Tactical Recon. Squadron, Pilot

Exhibit & Section:

Gold Star Veterans [2]

Veteran Records [3]

MIA Date: