Norman Francis Massett

Military

On his 6th mission and serving as Co-Pilot, Norman Massett was on board B-17G #42-31157 when it was shot down by Flak on 13 February 1944 and crashed near Abbeville,France after crew baled out on a mission to Ardouval and Marquenville. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2533.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

People

Henry W Abelmann

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36719789
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Thomas G Ellison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

John F Hagan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Orlando G Hamlin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Lawrence S LePage

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-31157

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 709th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

12 March 1921 New Jersey

Enlisted

13 March 1942 as a Private in the Air Corps at Newark, New Jersey

Other

Bailed out

13 February 1944 of B-17 42-31157, over France

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

13 February 1944 Interned in Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military Control 25 May 1945."

Died

6 January 1969 Antioch, California

Buried

Norman Massett rests at the Memory Gardens Cemetery in Concord, Contra Costa County, California

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

Info from son Leigh Massett (2003)
MACR 2533
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2533, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces