Earl Carter Mason
Military
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Object Number - UPL 28223 - Lt Earl C. Mason (Bombardier) closeup from Morrison/DeMille Crew picture)
Shot down 26 November 1943 in B-17 #42-5051 'Barrel House Bessie'. Plane ditched in North Sea. Rescued and returned to base.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735632
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (384th Bomb Group)
- Service Numbers: O-404094
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Group Operations Officer / Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20243890 at enlistment, then O-683297
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37300035
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 2023rd Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
- Service Numbers: 32424264
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
9 September 1917 | Springfield, Illinois | |
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Enlisted |
22 May 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps in San Francisco, California | |
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Other rescued after ditching in North Sea |
26 November 1943 | in B-17 42-5051 | |
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Died |
7 March 1992 | ||
| Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1579 / MACR 1579, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database