David D Mease
MilitaryMilitary records
Bombardier B-24 #41-11767 'Shanghi Lil', flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, aborting before target. Credited with the shooting down of a Bf109.
Honours:
Air Force Longevity Service Award with 4 oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with 6 oak leaf clusters (1 silver, 1 bronze), American Campaign Medal, American Defense Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross with 1 oak leaf cluster, Good Conduct Medal, Korean Service Medal, World War II Victory Medal, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 2 bronze stars, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with 1 silver star.
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Units served with
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Shanghi Lil
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron Ninth Air Force
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Suvived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Bombardier B-24 #41-11767 'Shanghi Lil', flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid, aborting before target. |
Other Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 343rd BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. | |
Cumberland, MD, USA | Cumberland, Maryland, USA. |
Revisions
WD, AGO, Records and Administration Center, 4300 Goodfellow Blvd, St Louis 20, Missouri, 25 April 1947. By order of the Secretary of War, Thomas D Thorpe, Adjutant General
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