Franklin County GaArchives Obituaries.....Dyer, Lt. James LeGrand July 18, 1944
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Carnesville Herald, May 10, 1945
Official announcement of the death of Lt. James L. Dyar has been made by the War 
Department.  Lt. Dyar was a son of Editor and Mrs. Eugene Dyar of Carnesville.  
He was reported missing in action over France several months ago.  The War 
Department state that he was killed on July 18, 1944, the day he was reported 
missing.
A letter from the War Department to parents confirming his passing says in part:  
"Your son was the pilot and sole occupant of a P-47 type aircraft, Thunderbolt, 
reported missing in action over France 18 July 1944.  The flight in which your 
son was a member observed approximately 15 enemy aircraft attacking four P-51 
Mustangs, and immediately joined in the combat.  The War Department has now 
received an official report which establishes the fact that your son was killed 
in action on 18 July 1944, as the result of the destruction of his plane in that 
combat near Putanges, France."
Lt. Dyar was a grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James A. Dyar, of Royston.  He was a 
Thunderbolt fighter pilot in the Ninth Force which was commended for its action 
on D-Day.
Lt. Dyar was a graduate of Royston High School of the class of 1936, and he 
attended North Georgia College for two years.  At the time he volunteered for 
service in 1941, he was employed by the Sheffield Company of Americus.  He 
completed his pilot training and was commissioned a second lieutenant in 
November, 1942.  He was then assigned as instructor at Moore Field, Mission, 
Texas.
Lt. Dyar had been awarded the Air Medal.  Since joining the fighter group he had 
been on 17 combat mission.  Dyar has one brother, Lt. Eugene Dyar, Jr., now on 
duty as gunner officer of the U. S. S. Boise, in the South Pacific.
Lt. Dyar was a member of the Royston Baptist Church.

Carnesville Herald
Thursday, March 16, 1950

Graveside services for 2nd Lt. JAMES LEGRAND DYAR will be held at Rose Hill 
Cemetery in Royston Friday morning at 11:30 o'clock.  Lt. Dyar, the son of Mrs. 
Mary Ellis Crowe Dyar and the late Editor Eugene Dyar, of Carnesville, was 
killed in action in France on July 18, 1944.
Rev. Jule D. Matherson will officiate at the services, with Rev. Homer J. 
Fussell assisting.  Close friends and relatives of the family are invited to 
attend.
Lt. Dyar was a Thunderbolt pilot in the Ninth Air Force which was commended on 
its action during D--Day.  He was a graduate of Royston High School, class of 
1936, and he attended North Georgia College.  At the time he volunteered for 
service in 1941, he was employed by Sheffield Company of Americus.
Lt. Dyar had been awarded the Air Medal.  Since joining the fighter group he had 
been on 17 combat missions.  He was reported missing in action in July 1944, and 
word was received of his death in May 1945.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by a brother, Lt. J. E. Dyar of San 
Diego, CA, his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. Dyar, of Royston.
B. D. Ginn is in charge.


Additional Comments:
Died in Putanges, France, World War II

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