Lionel Naulty Sceurman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 51556 - 1st Lt Lionel N. 'Spider' Sceurman, 334BS, 95BG
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 9 x combat missions. Day before VE day. Failed to Return (FTR) Chowhound mission to Utrecht, Netherlands in B-17 44-8640, despite "free passage guarantee", flak hit in engine and crashed into North Sea off Benacre Ness, when wing parted company with A/C, which cartwheeled into sea. Died non Battle (DNB)
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37632089
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10601207
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Airborne Voice Interpreter
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34819653
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14100150
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16003479
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: On Board ; Passenger
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Section 8
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Perth Amboy, NJ | 1 January 1921 | Son of Alfred Floyd and Mary A Sceurman. |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 18 May 1942 | Enlisted Air Corp Reserve Newark New Jersey, whilst at Bucknell University. Called to duty Feb-43. |
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Died |
Off Benacre Ness | 7 May 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Chowhound mission to Netherlands in B-17 44-8640; crashed into North Sea off Benacre Ness. |
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Buried |
8 May 1945 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Arlington National Cemetery Section 12 Site 1303 | ||
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Based |
Horham | 7 May 1945 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / No MACR issued happened in English Channel