Vern Leander Iverson

Military

A bomber crew, led by Captain Vern Iverson, of the 96th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30412) nicknamed "Mischief-Maker II". Official caption pritned on image: (GPR-50-1-96)(22-8-43) Capt Iverson's Crew.

media-379300.jpg FRE 864 A bomber crew, led by Captain Vern Iverson, of the 96th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30412) nicknamed "Mischief-Maker II". Official caption pritned on image: (GPR-50-1-96)(22-8-43) Capt Iverson's Crew. Capt. Iverson is in the back row, second from the left. At this date the crew would have included Lt Arpaia as bombardier. Roger Freeman Collection

Vern Iverson's son Derek. Vern's first bombardier Lt Galle was transferred prior to this and was shot down by this date.

Object Number - FRE 864 - A bomber crew, led by Captain Vern Iverson, of the 96th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30412) nicknamed "Mischief-Maker...

Story of "Mischief Maker" participation on 27 Aug 1943 Regensburg mission in Snetterton Falcons, pg 44.

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Units served with

339th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

96th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-29914

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Mischief Maker
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron

42-30412

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Mischief-Maker II
Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group in flight.

8th Air Force 247

Date: 4 March 1944

8th Air Force 187

Date: 21 January 1944

A B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-B, serial number 42-37779) nicknamed "Pistol Packin' Mama", of the 91st Bomb Group in flight during a mission over France, 14 January 1944.

61036 AC - (A)- Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" of the 91st Bomb Gp. 8th AF, enroute to bomb target at Croisette, France. 1/14/44. (Altitude 12,100 feet.)

VIII Bomber Command 171

Date: 31 December 1943

VIII Bomber Command 164

Date: 24 December 1943

A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "The Oklahoman", piloted by Lieutenant Mason of the 389th Bomb Group bursts into flame during a mission, 5 December 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '5/12/43B - 3, 147. 147/RFWD148. 389 BG B-24 struck by flak and destroyed 12/5/43.'

VIII Bomber Command 149

Date: 5 December 1943

Places

Snetterton Heath

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date4 Nov 2015 00:09:02

ContributorDIvy

ChangesChanges to mission associations

Sources

Vern Iverson's Form 66-1, his monthly flight records, and his award citation summary.

Date3 Nov 2015 23:43:49

ContributorDIvy

ChangesChanges to service number and highest rank

Sources

Vern Iverson Form 66-1, version dated 1 Feb 42.

Date3 Nov 2015 23:41:58

ContributorDIvy

ChangesChanges to middlename, nickname and awards

Sources

Vern Iverson's Army Air Corp records--award citation summary (no form number listed, signed by Lt James P Stratton, Ops Officer, no unit provided but citation includes DFC dated 9-3-44 so had to be prepared after this; Form 66-1, version 1 Feb 1942, latest date on the form was for Bronze Star, 19 Jun 45)

Date27 Sep 2014 18:26:22

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons, pg 47, 281

Vern Leander Iverson: Gallery (1 items)

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