| Name | Masterson, Donald Joy ‡ |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number | O-751664 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944. |
| Duty | Bombardier |
| MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
| Last Duty Date | 24 April 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 4349⇓ (17.726 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Bice, William Leslie, "Buddy"⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Griggs, Frederick Monroe⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
| Flt. Ofcr. Patefield, Richard Arthur⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Masterson, Donald Joy | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Schepers, Bob Eugene⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Atkinson, Robert Vernon⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. McLimans, Joseph Emmett⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| CPL. Congdon, Robert Earl⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Kelley, Luther Irwin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Jackson, Leslie Hall⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Bombardier | 42‑97372⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Hit by flak near Munich; #2 engine on fire but plane under control; bombed target; crashed near Füssen, Germany. MACR 4349. Navigator seriously wounded; died on 16 May 1944 in a German hospital. Sortie Report⇗ |