William Thomas Beasom

Military
media-23806.jpeg UPL 23806 2LT William T. Beason
784th BS Gunnery Officer
466th BG
Drawn by 466th pilot and future longtime "New Yorker" cartoonist, Charles Saxon

466th BG Archives

Object Number - UPL 23806 - 2LT William T. Beason 784th BS Gunnery Officer 466th BG Drawn by 466th pilot and future longtime "New Yorker" cartoonist, Charles Saxon

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Altoona, PA 11 July 1919

Enlisted

Altoona, PA 11 May 1942

Died

30 April 1990
St. Louis, MO, USA 3651 Grandel Square
Rochester, NY, USA

Revisions

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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3693&h=3647789…

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466thBGA BG Historian

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Attlebridge Notes 1975 Register
page 1

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466th BG Archives - "Officers of Attlebridge" booklet, 466th BG Publication - 1945
List of officers assigned to the 466th BG as of 10 May 1945

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