John Oscar Glenn
Military
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UPL 21240
Crew of B-24 "What's Cookin Doc?" 466th Bomb Group. Standing left to right: Alexander Noble (TG), John Glenn (E), George Robinson (WG), John Ricci (WG), Robert Shoof (RO), Harry Widdowson (BTG) Kneeling left to right: Kenneth E Blackburn (CP), Roy E Hurst (P) William E Foreman (B), Arnold O Reberg (N).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-755692
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: What's Cookin Doc
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Warchamp
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Crow's Nest
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lincoln County, North Carolina | 9 March 1923 | |
Enlisted |
Spartanburg, South Carolina | 19 February 1943 | Camp Croft |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Attlebridge | 10 June 1944 - 5 October 1944 | 30 combat missions |
Died |
Haines City, Florida | 9 February 2005 | |
Buried |
Haines City, Florida | 12 February 2005 | Forest Hill Cemetery Haines City, Polk County, Florida, USA |
Gastonia, North Carolina |
Revisions
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Sources
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=4861853
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/71985/forest-hill-cemetery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60901&h=341029…
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 139
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Sources
MACR 8117 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database