Doyle L Kirkland

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-48897.png UPL 48897 Command Pilot Lt. Harley B. Mason of the 389th Bomb Group with his crew in front of the B-24D Liberator, serial number 42-40506, Fightin' Sam. 1943.

Back row: Thomas Baum, Harley Mason, Harold Roodman, Robert McNair, Lester Ward, Rudolph Anchondo
Front row: Doyle Kirkland, Victor Scollin, Walter Taylor, Edward Lesnak

Removed punctuation marks from aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo

Object Number - UPL 48897 - Command Pilot Lt. Harley B. Mason of the 389th Bomb Group with his crew in front of the B-24D Liberator, serial number 42-40506, Fightin' Sam. ...

Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40738.



Shot down 5 December 1943 in B-24 42-40738 'Fightin' Sam. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

People

Harley B Mason

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-40738

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Oklahoman
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 5 December 1943

Born

Huntington, Texas

Revisions

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Sources

Ploesti Sortie Reports, 389th Bomb Group

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2351 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Doyle L Kirkland: Gallery (5 items)

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.'

Object number: FRE 7927 - A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "The Oklahoman"...

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 - 2, 146. 146/RFWD148. See 147.'

Object number: FRE 7928 - A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "The Oklahoman"...

A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "The Oklahoman" of the 398th Bomb Group, flown by Lieutenant Mason is hit by flak during a mission over Cognac, 5 December 1943.

Object number: FRE 7929 - A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "The Oklahoman" of the...

A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "The Oklahoman", piloted by Lieutenant Mason of the 389th Bomb Group burns after a direct flak hit, 5 December 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '5/12/43B - 4.'

Object number: FRE 7930 - A B-24 Liberator nicknamed "The Oklahoman"...

Object number: UPL 48897 - Command Pilot Lt. Harley B. Mason of the 389th...