First Lieutenant Lloyd Howard A (Service #: O1299261) died on 1944-06-16

You are reading the record of honored service member Lloyd Howard A, coming from the state Pennsylvania in the United States of America (according to my records his last home and/or enlistment state).
He served as First Lieutenant with military service number #O1299261 in this unit - 358 Infantry Regiment 90 Division.
He gave his life for our freedom on Friday 06 June 1944. He is buried or memorialized on the American Cemetery and Memorial in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France.
The location of his grave: Plot F, Row 14, Grave 29

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Colonel Thomas C Fosnacht, USA, Ret.

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Howard Albright Lloyed is my great cousin. Born 10 March 1912, we both grew up in Chocolatetown, USA, aka Hershey, PA. He attended nearby Lebanon Valley College, where he played basketball and graduated in 1936 with a B.A. in business. Prior to Pearl Harbor he was employed by the Hershey Bank and Trust Company. He enlisted in the Army at the New Cumberland Army Depot in May 1942. After completing basic training, he was commissioned a second lieutenant of infantry in November 1942 via the Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA. Little else is known about his military service until 12 June 1944, when he reported as a replacement officer from the Army Replacement Center in England on D+6 to the 358th Infantry Regiment, 90th Infantry Division in Normandy, France. Assigned to the Headquarters, 358th Infantry Regiment as an assistant liaison officer, he would be mortally wounded and listed as died of wounds four days later, 16 June 1944. From research among official files and after-action reports, it appears he was the victim of fratricide when three times friendly artillery fire struck the battalions of the 90th Infantry Division during their attempts to seize the village of Gourbesville. The attached photo is from 2018 when I made a personal pilgrimage to Colleville-sur-Mer to honor him on my 70th birthday.

Colonel Thomas C Fosnacht, USA, Ret.