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Lloyd
Goodwin
Wentworth
, Jr.
POW (Korea)

Home:

Sanford

, 

Maine

Lloyd Wentworth was Navigator on a B-29 (44-61940) that was badly damaged by a MiG on a mission on October 23, 1951. When the engine caught fire, it headed for safety, but before it could return to base, the crew bailed out into the Yellow Sea. He was one of 6 members subsequently captured and held as a Prisoner of War. (1 died in captivity.) One crewman was recovered by allies, and six other members of the crew were either killed or subsequently listed as Missing in Action.

Awards Received

  • Prisoner of War Medal

    Service:

    United States Air Force

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    372d Bombardment Squadron

    Regiment:

    307th Bombardment Wing

    Division:

    Prisoner of War (North Korea)

    Action Date:

    October 23, 1951 – September 10, 1953
    NARA Database: Repatriated Korean Conflict Prisoners of War, 7/5/1950 – 10/6/1954

    First Lieutenant Lloyd Goodwin Wentworth, Jr. (AFSN: 0-1911526), United States Air Force, was captured by communist forces after he was shot down over North Korea on 23 October 1951, and was held as a Prisoner of War until his release on 10 September 1953, during Operation Big Switch at the end of the war.