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.
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: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32415990
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16096304
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32469422
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret 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