36th BS
Lee
Crew



The Lee crew probably came in during March of 1944 as one of the first replacement crews. Lee flew his first combat mission in April, and from then on flew sporadically until July, when he was taken off flight duty for medical reasons. His crew finished out their tours with Bruton, Moser and other pilots of the Group. As a crew they flew only 3 missions, but Lee managed seven, flying as CP with Mead, St.Clair and others.

Standing, L-R:
Robert C.  Allan          - Bombardier        ASN 0744965
Loyd H.    Bruton         - Copilot           ASN 0743137
Francis J. Crahen         - Navigator         ASN 0811322
John D.    Lee            - Pilot             ASN 0797804

Front Row, L-R:
Ira W.     Green          - Dispatcher        ASN 17016697
Virgil F.  Jones          - R.O.              ASN 18193855
Allen W.   Davis          - Tail Gunner       ASN 36216108
George F.  Sprouse        - Engineer          ASN 36181612

ASNs so-colored for EMs link to their NARA Enlistment Records.

Additional Crew Data sources:
Lee Crew Personnel Files

Lee Crew Mission Reports

Group-Related Downloads:
AAFRH-21 "AAF Aid to European Resistance"
Allied Leaflets Index
"Carpetbaggers" by Parnell

"They Flew by Night" editor Robert Fish

Serial Number Index of B24s
Station 179 Operations Log
(handwritten Apr44-Jul45)
Station 179 Operations Log (transcribed Sep44-Jul45)

Available on Request:
Group Mission Reports Jan-Sep44 (On disk $12ea - $10ea via Paypal)
"Chronology of SOE Operations with the Resistance In France During WWII" by Foot & Boxhall
"Spies,Supplies & Moonlit Skies Vols 1&2" by Ensminger
(On disk $12ea - $10ea via Paypal)


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