John Grodeon

Military
media-6599.jpeg UPL 6599 Crew #559
Stuart H. Scales Crew
466th BG - 785th BS

B-24J-1-FO #42-95617 "Jennie" Code: T9-I
This a/c was a H2X equipped lead ship in the 784th BS. She sat on Revetment #2 which must have been an easy place to take crews to have their picture taken. There are several crews that had their photo taken with "Jennie", some, like the Scales Crew, weren't in the 784th BS.

Standing Left to Right: Ira Young (TG), Jack Shifflet (WG), James Rocco (WG), Thomas Sparks (R/O), Edward V. Centola (NG), John Grodeon (FE)

Kneeling Left to Right: Dorsey A. Odle (N), Melvin Engle (CP), Stuart H. Scales (P)

This crew completed a 35 mission tour: 8 September 1944 - 8 March 1945
466th Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 6599 - Crew #559 Stuart H. Scales Crew 466th BG - 785th BS B-24J-1-FO #42-95617 "Jennie" Code: T9-I This a/c was a H2X equipped lead ship in the...

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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

People

Stuart H Scales

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-768390
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-51158

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Super Chief
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

42-51198

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

44-10499

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dixie
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

44-40320

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Generator Jenny
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 652nd Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron 860th Bomb Squadron

44-40463

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Consolidated Mess
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

Missions

821

  • Date: 6 February 1945

774

  • Date: 1 January 1945
The flak damaged nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 398th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '54600 AC- England- 1st lt Lawrence M De Lancey, Corvallis, Oregon, landed this B-17 safely after its nose was literally shot away by flak over Cologne, Germany. Please Credit: Official US Air Force Photo.' Printed caption on image: 'This B-17 landed safely after losing its nose to flak. US AAF Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '43-38172 of 398th BG.'

678

  • Date: 15 October 1944

674

  • Date: 12 October 1944

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

Born

Musselshell, MT 59059, USA 6 September 1924

Enlisted

Butte, MT, USA 5 March 1943

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, UK 8 September 1944 - 8 March 1945 Completed a 35 mission combat tour

Died

Campbell, CA 96116, USA 11 July 2007
Cascade County, MT, USA
Buhl, ID 83316, USA

Revisions

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research by genealogist Marcia Melnyk

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Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
page 225
Attlebridge Diaries - Woolnough
pages 206 & 207

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466th BG Historian

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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 & Brassfield, p345

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Object number: UPL 6599 - Crew #559 Stuart H. Scales Crew 466th BG - 785th...