Military
James B. Carter Crew - Crew #654 - 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Edwin McGinty (CP), Eugene Dillinger (B), James B. Carter (P), John R. Loeper (N), Unknown Kneeling Left to Right: Merrill Bradlee (RWG), Seymour Kopels (TG), Ralph McGrath (R/O), Ward Hauenstein (FE), Herman Juneau (LWG), Leslie Fossey (NG)
466th BG Formation Plan 6 October 1944 mission to Wenzendorf, Germany
B-24J-145-CO #44-40067 "Big Fat Mama" 466th BG - 786th BS James B. Carter Crew - Crew #654 Standing Left to Right: Herman J. Juneau (LWG), John Loeper (N), Edwin J. McGinty (CP), Merrill G. Bradlee (RWG), Eugene E. Dillinger (B) Kneeling Left to Right: Seymour Kopels (TG), James B. Carter (P), Ralph T. McGrath (R/O), Ward W. Hauenstein (FE), Leslie V. Fossey (NG)
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Left Waist Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
35 Missions, some easy, some tough. Never hit by fighters, usually took some flak. No one on crew wounded or killed.
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ETO w/ 4 Battle Stars
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 466th Bomb Group
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer | 466th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Left Waist Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Tail Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator | 466th Bomb Group
Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
44-40067 "Big Fat Mama". Original aircraft for the 856th BS, 492nd BG.
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B-24 Liberator
31 January 1944
A combined force of 209 fighter aircraft are despatched to attack the German airfield at Gilze-Rijen, Holland. Mission summary as follows:
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24 August 1944
26 August 1944
27 August 1944
27 August 1944
5 September 1944
8 September 1944
We snafued on the bomb run and missed all the flak.
9 September 1944
A burst of flak put a big hole in the nose throwing glass in Antonacci's eyes. Other hits were in the wing and tail. One went through the waist and exploded an oxygen bottle.
10 September 1944
6 October 1944
Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Lived in | Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA | 1942 |
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6153 Glen Oak |
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| 466th BG Tour | Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 26 August 1944 – 17 March 1945 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 13 November 2015 01:55:27 | 466thHistorian | Changes to place associations and mission associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 28 November 2014 17:05:06 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events and unit associations |
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466th BG Archives |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 November 2014 15:20:13 | 466thHistorian | Changes to highest rank and role |
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466th BG Archives |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:14:07 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 344 |
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