Neill Lasane Britt

Military

Assigned to the 384th BG, 547th BS on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #163 dated 8 December 1943, as crew pilot, 3 combat missions.

Shot down by flak on mission to V-Site Le Meillard on 14 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-31246. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2497.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William David Argenbright

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35497409
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Raymond John Haley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-751963
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Morton G Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12057490
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Ernest Vivian Lindell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-753009
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Morton Cook Mason

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14140282
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-31246

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 14 January 1944 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Born

Whiteville, North Carolina

Revisions

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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 2497;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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384thbombgroup.com

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384thbombgroup.com

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2497, 8th AF Losses, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…