42-29754 Mason's Morons, Shangri-La Lil

media-31612.jpeg 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'. 12 August 1943.

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.



See more at : http://www.303rdbg.com/360crockett.html

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Units served with

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36513389
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-734922
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17006506 / O-674236
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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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.

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95th Bomb Group Memorials Foundation

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AAM DB Entry.

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Added "aka" to nicknames.

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AAM DB Entry.

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Amended casualty details from http://www.303rdbg.com/360crockett.html

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 405 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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