John B Mason
Military
Standing left to right:
Lawrence Warner - Pilot
Charles Ivory - Co-pilot
Richard Robertson - Bombardier
Franklin Shepherd - Navigator
Arthur Schappert - Flight Engineer
Kneeling left to right:
Leonard Stemple - Gunner
Robert Boose - Radio Operator
Robert Hiers - Gunner
John Mason - Tail Gunner
William Rice - Gunner John B Mason Collection
Shared with the American Air Museum by John B Mason's nephew, Kevin Mason.
See also: http://www.458bg.com/crewwarner
Object Number - UPL 24190 - Lawrence Warner's crew of the 752nd Bomb Squadron, 458th Bomb Group. Standing left to right: Lawrence Warner - Pilot Charles Ivory -...
Flew 32 combat missions over Europe. Returned alone three or four times. Most planes damaged. All engines replaced, nose and tail turrets replaced, 103 holes in fuselage. All crew members safe on all missions.
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ GC/ ETO w/ 4 stars
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Miss Gus, Patchie
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Greeneville, Tennessee | 16 July 1924 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self & Page 342 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)
