Louis A. Diamond served with the 786th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier of B-24J #42-51231 during World War II.

On November 5, 1944, B-24J Liberator 42-51231 was returning from an operational mission to AAF Station 120 at Attlebridge, England. Shortly before reaching the airfield, the flight engineer informed pilot Robert D. Nelson that approximately 45 minutes of fuel remained and that he intended to transfer fuel. As the Liberator entered the traffic pattern, engines No. 3 and No. 4 suddenly lost power. The co-pilot switched on the booster pumps, but within seconds all four engines failed. Nelson managed to keep the powerless aircraft under control for a short time, but a crash became unavoidable. The Liberator crashed near Attlebridge, Norfolk, with the loss attributed to a power failure associated with air entering the fuel cross-feed system. Of the ten crewmen aboard, seven were seriously injured, and three were killed.

2Lt Diamond was Killed in Action and currently, we don't have details about his burial location.

Sources of information: americanarchive.iwm.org.uk, www.crouze.com