Print, Photographic

Photograph

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Lewis County Historical Museum

Lt. Loyst Towner / WWII P-38 Pilot: Copyright: no; Origformat: Print-Photographic
Lt. Loyst Towner / WWII P-38 Pilot

Copyright: no; Origformat: Print-Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

P12380

Description

Portrait of Lt. Loyst Towner, son of Milo and Bernice Towner, brother of Ione Jorgensen of Onalask, WA. WWII P-38 pilot in the Air Force, reported missing in action in the Italian Theater of war on March 24, 1944 - age 24 years. He entered the Army February 1941 and while a member of Battery F, 205th Coast Artillery (AA), he transferred to the Army Air Force October 21, 1942, won his wings and commission in August of 1943 at Luke Field in Arizone, going overseas shortly after. He had two sister, Ione and Ardith and two brothers, Leland and Ralph.

Collection

WWII / Portrait

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

World War II, WWII, Portrait, Pilot

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Mar 18, 2016

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Towner, Lt. Loyst

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

March 18, 2016

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

November 21, 2024