Lucas Samuel Conner Jr

Military
media-38701.jpeg UPL 38701 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Swamp Fire" at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 1 November 1944."

Rear L-R: Unkn, Unkn, 2Lt James E Whitney, 1Lt Carl A Shedlock, 1Lt Bruce Eugene Mills, T/Sgt Joseph T Cooper.

Middle L-R: S/Sgt James S Boston, T/Sgt Delmer E Menger, S/Sgt Lucas S Conner, Unkn, S/Sgt William A Beddard, M/Sgt Dominick De Salvo.

Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Unkn.

Object Number - UPL 38701 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Swamp Fire" at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 1 November...

Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. ETD



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group, and their mascot "Scragg", with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-32024) nicknamed "Swamp Fire". Image via Byron Clark. A printed caption has been attached to the reverse: 'Swamp Fire First Crew. Kimbolton, May 1 1944 [handwritten annotation to this says: 'Photo Taken.']. Rear Row, L to R. Berj Bejian- Engineer & Top Turret, Roy Avery- Waist Gunner, Andrew Stroman- Ball Turret, John Rose- Waist Gunner, Elijah Lewis- Tail Gunner, Edward Pryzybyla- Radio Gun
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Swamp Fire
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Orleans, Louisiana 7 March 1923 Son of Lucas Samuel Conner Snr.

Enlisted

New Orleans, LA 18 May 1942 New Orleans, Louisiana

Other

Discharged USAAF

12 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Metairie, LA 23 March 2009

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.
Metairie, LA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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