42-29754 Mason's Morons, Shangri-La Lil
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Alphonse B Serwa, 2Lt Robert N DeFeis, Capt Willard Bergeron, 1Lt Leonard E Jokerst.
Front L-R: T/Sgt LeRoy Cline, S/Sgt George W Wilson, S/Sgt Vernon R Appleton, S/Sgt Norman A Hemmings, S/Sgt William H Stephen.
Object Number - UPL 31612 - Lt Jockerst and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'....
Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43.
Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-B] Alconbury 15/4/43.
334BG [BG-B] MASON'S MORONS - Framlingham 12/5/43.
With R.C. Mason, force landed RAF Colerne 17/5/43; Horham 15/6/43; 7m.
Transferred to 360BS/303BG [PU-B] Molesworth 17/6/43.
Missing in Action Watten 27/8/43 with:
(7 Prisoner of War):
- George Crockett, Pilot;
- Israel Millner, Navigator;
- Allen Jaynes, Radio Operator;
- Gene Williams, Left Waist gunner;
- Eddie Homer, Right Waist gunner;
- Ben Clarke, Ball turret gunner;
- Jim Burke, Tail gunner.
3 killed in action :
- Meran Barsam, Co-pilot;
- Bill Cramsie, Bombardier;
- Morris Tepper , Flight engineer.
Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. Missing Air Crew Report 405.
SHANGRI-LA LIL.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14063077
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17063774 / O-742978
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
![Sergeant Fred Dioquardo of the 303rd Bomb Group stokes the stove inside a hut. Image stamped on reverse: ''Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 28 Jan 1943.' [stamp], '245666.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Stoking the stove in an American Army Air Force hut somewhere in England. Sergeant Fred Dioquardo, of Bayport, Long Island, asked the photographer to send this message back to his parents and fiance Miss H Sherwood , Maple Ave, Long Island: "I will be home when I](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378811.jpg.webp?itok=kZtxwdDu)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 7071292
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34124134
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38049809
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Colerne, Wiltshire, UK | 17 May 1943 | Force landed RAF Colerne 17/5/43. Pilot Lt R C Mason. |
|
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Saint-Omer, France | 27 August 1943 - 27 August 1943 | Missing in Action Watten 27/8/43. Flak hit in bomb bay, exploded and crashed at St Omer, near Merville, France. (7 x POW, 3 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR405. |
Revisions
Amended casualty details from http://www.303rdbg.com/360crockett.html
Added details from http://www.303rdbg.com/360crockett.html
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 405 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database