Lionel Naulty Sceurman
Military ROLL OF HONOURNewspaper clipping
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 9 x combat missions. Day before VE day. Failed to Return (FTR) Chowhound mission to Utrecht, Netherlands in B-17 44-8640, despite "free passage guarantee", flak hit in engine and crashed into North Sea off Benacre Ness, when wing parted company with A/C, which cartwheeled into sea. Died non Battle (DNB)
Awards: AM, PH.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19124731
- Highest Rank: Private First Class
- Role/Job: On Board ; Passenger
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Perth Amboy, NJ | 1 January 1921 | Son of Alfred Floyd and Mary A Sceurman. |
Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 18 May 1942 | Enlisted Air Corp Reserve Newark New Jersey, whilst at Bucknell University. Called to duty Feb-43. |
Died |
Off Benacre Ness | 7 May 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Chowhound mission to Netherlands in B-17 44-8640; crashed into North Sea off Benacre Ness. |
Buried |
8 May 1945 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | |
Buried |
Re-Interred Arlington National Cemetery Section 12 Site 1303 | ||
Based |
Horham | 7 May 1945 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/5944
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / No MACR issued happened in English Channel