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Pilot Lt. Zack F. Lillard Jr., O-105971 USNR (MIA / KIA) TX MIA November 22, 1944 Aircraft History Built by Grumman as Model G-50 in Bethpage, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F6F-5 Hellcat bureau number 58638. Wartime History Assigned to the USS Enterprise (CV-6) to Fighting Squadron 20 (VF-20). No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On November 22, 1944 took off from USS Enterprise (CV-6) piloted by Lt. Zack F. Lillard Jr. on a mission against Yap. Over the target, hit by anti-aircraft fire. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials Lillard was officially declared dead on November 23, 1945. He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. Lillard is memorialized at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) on the court of the missing, court 3. He also has a memorial marker at Sparkman Hillcrest Memorial Park in Dallas, TX. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - F6F-5 Hellcat 58638 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List November 1944 - F6F-5 Hellcat 58636 [sic 58638] pilot Lt. Zack F. Lillard American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Zack F. Lillard Jr. FindAGrave - Lt Zack Ford Lillard Jr. (courts of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Lieut Zack Ford Lillard Jr (memorial marker photo) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated December 18, 2021 |
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