Vern P Long
Military
UPL 82000
UPL 82000
Clayton Wilson crew 544BS, 384BG:
Back L-R: John DesRoches, Eugene Penick, George Kendal, Vern Long, Herbert May, Jack F. Hook.
Front L-R: Herman Stevens, Clayton Wilson, Fred Bloesch, Dewey Browne.
Eugene W Penick
George J Kendall
Vern P Long
Jack F Hook
Herbert E May
Herman D Stevens
Dewey C Brown
Fred E Bloesch
John M DesRochers
On
Back L-R: John DesRoches, Eugene Penick, George Kendal, Vern Long, Herbert May, Jack F. Hook.
Front L-R: Herman Stevens, Clayton Wilson, Fred Bloesch, Dewey Browne.
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30147 'Flak Dancer. ' Missing Air Crew Report #291 Evaded, E & E Report #166.
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: M'Honey
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Washington, USA | 9 July 1909 | |
Enlisted |
Seattle, WA, USA | 23 April 1942 | Residence: Multinomah County, Washington Private, Branch Immaterial |
Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14 3AA, UK | 11 March 1943 - 31 July 1943 | Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943 |
Other assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14 3AA, UK | 31 July 1943 - 17 August 1943 | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #59, effective 31 July 1943. Clayton R. Wilson Crew, 13 combat missions. |
Other Evaded |
Germany | 17 August 1943 - 29 September 1943 | Spain: 25 September 1943 Gibraltar: 29 September 1943 UK: 29 September 1943 |
Other Promoted |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14 3AA, UK | 15 November 1943 | Promoted to Master Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #144 dated 15 November 1943. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 291 / MACR 291, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database