Vernon L Moody

Military

Vernon Moody was Right Waist Gunner on B-17 #42-39941 'Lucky Lady', shot down 12 May 1944 over Southern Belgium. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Atkins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32792318
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

George Vincent Brush

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32229463
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Bruce W Clago

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16079465 and O-749756
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Leon H Davies

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Richard Diehl Laule

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15131523 and O-700741
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-39941

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lucky Lady
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Norton, Kansas, USA 12 January 1924

Enlisted

Denver, Colorado, United States 2 April 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 12 May 1944 MACR 4819 mentions that, together with fellow crew members Leon Davies and George Brush, he was captured by the Gestapo in Sprimont, Belgium, in civilian clothes on 12 May 1944. There is no confirmation of this and either they were not in civilian clothes or they were arrested on a later date. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 30/07/1945“

Died

Tucson, Arizona, United States 2 August 1996

Buried

National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 4819
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4819 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database