Gerald Daniel Mason

Military

Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9th AF for Ploesti raid.

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24235.

Eye-Witness of the demise of B-24 41-24232 'Calaban' from aboard B-24 #878 MACR 1653.



Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

41-24235

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Earthquake McGoon
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

OK, USA 14 August 1921

Enlisted

4 December 1941

Other

Discharged USAAF

29 May 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

14 October 1982

Based

Shipdham Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.
Maplewood, MO

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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp