Vern Lavon Moncur
Military
303rd BG / 359th BS Pilot
Gary L. Moncur
303rd BG Historian
www.303rdBG.com
Object Number - UPL 13344 - 2Lt Vern L. Moncur 303rd BG / 359th BS Pilot
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (1 x battle star), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36428691
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16035580 / O-672796
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13126213
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Aerial Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thunder Bird
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
29 October 1916 | Son of Donald Wesley and Laura Ameila [Larson] Moncur. | |
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Enlisted |
24 April 1942 | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
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Based |
15 January 1943 - 15 January 1944 | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
17 August 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
3 January 1985 | (aged 68) | |
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Buried |
6 January 1985 | Bountiful Memorial Park Bountiful, Davis County, Utah |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35784751/vern-lavon-moncur
Added a connection to A/C #42-29629 per info on the 303th BG website about Pilot Vern Moncur’s mission journal.
Added a connection to A/C #42-31405 per info on the 303th BG website about Pilot Vern Moncur’s mission journal.
Added a connection to A/C #42-3131 per info on the 303th BG website about Pilot Vern Moncur’s mission journal.
Added a connection to A/C #42-3029 per info on the 303th BG website about Pilot Vern Moncur’s mission journal.
Source: http://www.303rdbg.com/thunderbird/vlm-journal.html#miss7
Added a connection to A/C #41-24561 per info on the 303th BG website about Pilot Vern Moncur’s mission journal.
Removed source info inadvertently put in the "Summary biography" section.
Added middle name and Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 35784751.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35784751/vern-lavon-moncur.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.303rdbg.com/359moncur.html