Lucius Gleason Lacy II

Military

Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. 29-Dec-43 ran off runway in B-17 42-31062 'Holy Terror', RTD. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31389 'Lucious Lucy'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5382



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Sidney A Carey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Joe S Folsom

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18219447
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Herbert Greenberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Raymond J Mitchell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Chester L Powell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19202968
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

The damaged chin turret of a B-17G Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30723) nicknamed "Holy Terror" of the 100th Bomb Group.

42-31062

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Holy Terror II
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

42-31389

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lacy’s Lushes, Lucious Lucy
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ventura, California 22 August 1920 Son of Lucius Gleason and Leontine "Lee" Ariadne [Ferris] Lacy.

Enlisted

3 January 1940

Other

Baled out

Magdeburg, Germany 28 May 1944 Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31389 'Lucious Lucy'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5382

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 28 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Discharged USAAF

31 December 1963 Honourable discharge.

Died

Wilderville, OR 20 May 2009

Buried

Eagle Point National Cemetery Eagle Point Jackson County OR 23 May 2009 Eagle Point National Cemetery Eagle Point Jackson County Oregon

Based

Thorpe Abbotts 28 May 1944 Assigned to 351BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF.
Onondaga County, NY, USA

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/625271774/lucius-lacy-1920-veterans-affair…
https://www.fold3.com/record/717609390/lacy-lucius-gleason-u-s-veterans…
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28650214
https://www.fold3.com/image/107106032?terms=Lucius%20G%20Lacy
Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72688319/lucius-gleason-lacy

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5382