Vern P Long

Military

UPL 82000 UPL 82000 Clayton Wilson crew 544BS, 384BG:
Back L-R: John DesRoches, Eugene Penick, George Kendal, Vern Long, Herbert May, Jack F. Hook.

Front L-R: Herman Stevens, Clayton Wilson, Fred Bloesch, Dewey Browne.

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Eugene W Penick George J Kendall Vern P Long Jack F Hook Herbert E May Herman D Stevens Dewey C Brown Fred E Bloesch John M DesRochers On

Object Number - UPL 82000 - Clayton Wilson crew 544BS, 384BG: Back L-R: John DesRoches, Eugene Penick, George Kendal, Vern Long, Herbert May, Jack F. Hook. Front L-R:...

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30147 'Flak Dancer. ' Missing Air Crew Report #291 Evaded, E & E Report #166.

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Units served with

384th Bomb Group

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

544th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-30147

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: M'Honey
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].

VIII Bomber Command 84

Date: 17 August 1943
Official Description:

Places

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Washington, USA	9 July 1909
Enlisted	Seattle, WA, USA	23 April 1942	Residence: Multinomah County, Washington Private, Branch Immaterial
Other Assigned	Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14 3AA, UK	11 March 1943 - 31 July 1943	Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943
Other assigned	Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14 3AA, UK	31 July 1943 - 17 August 1943	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #59, effective 31 July 1943. Clayton R. Wilson Crew, 13 combat missions.
Other Evaded	Germany	17 August 1943 - 29 September 1943	Spain: 25 September 1943 Gibraltar: 29 September 1943 UK: 29 September 1943
Other Promoted	Grafton Underwood, Kettering NN14 3AA, UK	15 November 1943	Promoted to Master Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #144 dated 15 November 1943.