Philip Clement Staley
Military
Tailgunner on A/C 42-39943 "Lassie Come Home"
J.R. Tanner Crew
Personal
Object Number - UPL 45868 - Phil C. Staley Tailgunner on A/C 42-39943 "Lassie Come Home" J.R. Tanner Crew
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Tanner crew tail gunner.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-803901
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 February 1944
![A bomber crew of the 381st Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress on the 4 February 1944. Passed for publication 12 Feb 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '4-2-44.' Printed caption removed from reverse. Censor no: 304545. On reverse: Associated Press, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413520.jpg.webp?itok=8ZB41rSN)
- Date: 11 February 1944
- Date: 5 February 1944
- Date: 3 February 1944
- Date: 29 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Moffett Field
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
27 February 1919 | Son of Luke Clement and Anna [Eich] Staley. | |
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Enlisted |
20 May 1941 | Fort Ord California | |
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Died |
14 April 2005 | ||
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Based |
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3405
