Mahlon Waldon Cressey

Military
media-49776.jpeg UPL 49776 "The Enlisted Crew Members Of The B-24 "Shoot Luke" Liberator Eat "Chow" In A Mess Hall At Hardwick, Norfolk, England. They Are (Left To Right) T/Sgt. Floyd H. Mabee, Lafayette, New Jersey; S/Sgt. Mahlon D. Cressey, Biddeford, Maine; T/Sgt. William D. Mercer, Zanesville Ohio; S/Sgt George W Foster, Akron Ohio; S/Sgt Adam J Hastak, New Orleans, Louisiana. 12 April 1943."

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Object Number - UPL 49776 - "The Enlisted Crew Members Of The B-24 "Shoot Luke" Liberator Eat "Chow" In A Mess Hall At Hardwick, Norfolk, England. They Are (Left To Right)...

Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23729). Aborted over Mediterranean due to No. 4 engine failure.



Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x battle stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

People

George G Black

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

James D Cowan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06146405
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

George Foster

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Adam J Hastak

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

James A Latane

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

41-23729

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Shoot Luke
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Biddeford, ME 04005, USA 8 April 1914 Son of Arthur E and Lena Cressey.

Enlisted

29 August 1941

Other

Discharged USAAF

7 July 1945

Died

Belfast, ME 31 March 1974

Based

Hardwick Assigned to 328BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/record/622933891/mahlon-cressey-1914-veterans-aff…

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ContributorEmily
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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 93rd Bomb Group

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ContributorMECressey
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From this son - Michael E. Cressey

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ContributorMECressey
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His son - Michael E. Cressey

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Contributorapollo11
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Information correct as far as I know.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ploesti by Dugan & Stewart

Mahlon Waldon Cressey: Gallery (5 items)

Object number: UPL 13234 - Recreation at the 93rd bomb Group Museum at...

Object number: UPL 13235 - Photo of the crew of B-24 Liberator "Shoot Luke"...

Object number: UPL 14901 - B-24 Liberator, 41-23729, "Shoot Luke", and crew...

Object number: UPL 49776 - "The Enlisted Crew Members Of The B-24 "Shoot Luke...

Object number: UPL 49777 - "The Enlisted Crew Members Of The B-24 "Shoot Luke...