Vern Lavon Moncur
Military
303rd BG / 359th BS Pilot
Gary L. Moncur
303rd BG Historian
www.303rdBG.com
Object Number - UPL 13344 - 2Lt Vern L. Moncur 303rd BG / 359th BS Pilot
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (1 x battle star), WWII Victory.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13094930
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16126211
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 30102863 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18075613 / O-683974
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Duchess, Sure Stuff
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Connecticut Yankee
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
![Ground personnel of the 303rd Bomb Group prepare to load bombs into a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Wallaroo". Passed as censored, then marked 'Confidential' 27 Aug 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '303. 27-8-43 A.' On reverse: 'Confidential Until Re-Classified By Censor' and US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-407602.jpg.webp?itok=SOBOYHdl)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wallaroo
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Winnie The Pooh, Flak Wolf
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Walleroo mk ii
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
29 October 1916 | Son of Donald Wesley and Laura Ameila [Larson] Moncur. | |
|
Enlisted |
24 April 1942 | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
|
Based |
15 January 1943 - 15 January 1944 | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
17 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
|
Died |
3 January 1985 | (aged 68) | |
|
Buried |
6 January 1985 | Bountiful Memorial Park Bountiful, Davis County, Utah |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84968443/vern-l-moncur-wwii-army-enlistmen…
https://www.fold3.com/record/628773603/vern-moncur-1916-veterans-affair…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35784751/vern-lavon-moncur
Added a connection to A/C #42-29629 per info on the 303th BG website about Pilot Vern Moncur’s mission journal.
Added a connection to A/C #42-31405 per info on the 303th BG website about Pilot Vern Moncur’s mission journal.
Added a connection to A/C #42-3131 per info on the 303th BG website about Pilot Vern Moncur’s mission journal.
Added a connection to A/C #42-3029 per info on the 303th BG website about Pilot Vern Moncur’s mission journal.
Source: http://www.303rdbg.com/thunderbird/vlm-journal.html#miss7
Added a connection to A/C #41-24561 per info on the 303th BG website about Pilot Vern Moncur’s mission journal.
Removed source info inadvertently put in the "Summary biography" section.
Added middle name and Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 35784751.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35784751/vern-lavon-moncur.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.303rdbg.com/359moncur.html
