Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Jones, Lynn Tilton ‡
|
| Rank |
Sergeant / Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
19072171 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 547th Bomb Squadron Unit History, effective 27 January 1943. |
| Duty |
Ball Turret Gunner |
| MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
| Last Duty Date |
25 June 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 16357⇓ (1.629 MB)
Oral History Interview⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
547th BOMB SQUADRON MODEL CREW
The first combat crew assigned to the squadron.
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 1st Lt. Smith, James William⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Keck, George Blackburn⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Taber, Robin Everett⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Meyers, Francis Joseph, Jr⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Reichwein, John Joseph⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Buckley, Robert Harrison⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Jones, Lynn Tilton | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Igou, William Fredrick, "Bill"⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. MacArthur, Stanley William⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| PFC. Pratt, David Alan⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Crew History The James W Smith Crew was the first one to be assigned to the 547th BS of the 384th BG at Wendover - becoming its "Model Crew" and "Crew 71" (crew #1 of the 547th) - on 27 January 1943, joining Pratt who had arrived the day prior.
Co-pilot Keck was later given his own crew, #77, and was replaced by Robert B Kilmer, Jr., a pilot who had arrived with a new crew on 11 March 1943.
The Smith Crew, less Kilmer, Taber, and Igou, were shot down on its second mission, and Buckley was KIA. All the remainder were POW - which later was the fate of the remaining member of the crew who did not fly that mission.
|
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
1⇗ |
22 June 1943 |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
Ball Turret |
42‑5850⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron Lead.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
2⇗ |
25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens
Type: Military
Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Ball Turret |
42‑5850⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Group lead. Bombed primary on wing lead. Lost altitude near coast of England, one engine out and another smoking; cr Smallbroek, The Netherlands. MACR 16357 Maj. Selden Longley McMillin was awarded the Silver Star for this action (Owens p. 197).
Sortie Report⇗ |
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