Raymond F Shinder

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-25894.jpeg UPL 25894 Crew #625 - Joseph Hartley Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: Gerald A. Messier (CP), Raymond Shinder (B), George Keber (N), Joseph Hartley (P)

Kneeling Left to Right: Richard Halstead (G), Bernell Oberbeck (FE), Harry Phippen (G), Walter Sloan (G), Henry McKinley (R/O), Unidentified

Corrected flight engineer's name.

Object Number - UPL 25894 - Crew #625 - Joseph Hartley Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Gerald A. Messier (CP), Raymond Shinder (B), George Keber (N),...

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Puettlingen on 8/9/44 in B-24 Penthouse For Ten #42-95268. Previously on Crew# 625 (Joseph Harley crew "Crows Nest").

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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

Joseph Hartley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811377
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Harry B McGregor

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-664417
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-52600

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sunshine Jane
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95268) nicknamed "Penthouse for Ten" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24, 466 BG Attlebridge.'

42-95268

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

Missions

533

  • Date: 9 August 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

New Bedford, MA 4 June 1920

Enlisted

Wilkes Barre, PA 3 September 1941

Died

Püttlingen, Germany 9 August 1944 A/C was hit by flak, setting the #3 engine on fire. The right wing broke off between #3 and #4 engines causing the aircraft to flip on it's back and go into a spin. Four parachutes were reported, however of the 11 men on board, only two survived. Harry McGregor Crew B-24H-25-FO #42-95268

Buried

Plot K Row 32 Grave 8 Lorraine American Cemetery
Hartford, CT, USA 67 Hockanan Drive

Revisions

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466th BG Historian

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https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/3147/images/43191_2421…
"Attlebridge Diaries" - John Woolnough, page 102

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorBrad Sullivan
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Mission Report 21 Jun 44

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Officers of Attlebridge booklet - publication of the 466th BG - 1945
page 30

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466th BG Historian

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https://www.abmc.gov/node/538494#.V4l_hmcm5es

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7382

Raymond F Shinder: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 13413 - Page 2 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All...

Object number: UPL 25894 - Crew #625 - Joseph Hartley Crew 466th BG - 786th...