Lascu, James, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Lascu, James, Jr ‡
Rank	Sergeant
Serial Number	35384156 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #32 dated 1 February 1943, effective 1 February 1943.
Duty	Radio Operator / Gunner
Last Duty Date	April 1943
Results	Transferred
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 14 January 1914 James Lascu does not appear on any 384th documents after April 1943. His Last Duty Date has therefore been stored as that month, pending acquisition of more complete records. It is known that he later served with the 91st BG, and was KIA on 11 January 1944 (ref.: MACR 1915).
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384^th Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Pulcipher, Ralph Robert⇗	Pilot	EV
2nd Lt. Frink, Horace Everett, "Ev"⇗	Co-pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Eudey, William (NMI)⇗	Navigator	POW
Flt. Ofcr. Givens, Paul Steurer⇗	Bombardier	POW
SGT. Lascu, James, Jr	Radio Operator / Gunner	TR
S/SGT. Dacus, Judson Leroy⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	POW
SGT. McLain, Willard Douglas⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	EV
SGT. Gase, Albert Francis⇗	Tail Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Furrey, Thomas Edwin, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW
SGT. Hawkins, Joe M, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	POW

Crew History

The Pulcipher Crew joined the 547th BS at Wendover on 1 February 1943. Some time after 11 March, and prior to 17 May 1943, copilot Horace E 'Ev' Frink was given command of the LeFevre Crew, for unknown reasons, and Frink was replaced by Merle Johnson. The resulting crew flew most of its missions together in B-17F 42-5843 SO*S 'BLACK GHOST'.

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