Elmer Burdell Rieber
Military
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UPL 16113
Crew #608
Milton E. Hinman Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Elmer B. Rieber (WG), Richard Sullivan (N), Angelo Santandrea (B), William S. Smith (CP), Milton E. Hinman (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Andrew T. Sabol (NG), Herbert E. May (TG), Ronald C. Fox (R/O), George W. Leitch (FE), Joseph F. Kowalski (BTG)
The crew completed a 33 mission combat tour. Note the censor has blocked out the second part of the nose art name. 466th Bomb Group collection
Milton E. Hinman Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Elmer B. Rieber (WG), Richard Sullivan (N), Angelo Santandrea (B), William S. Smith (CP), Milton E. Hinman (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Andrew T. Sabol (NG), Herbert E. May (TG), Ronald C. Fox (R/O), George W. Leitch (FE), Joseph F. Kowalski (BTG)
The crew completed a 33 mission combat tour. Note the censor has blocked out the second part of the nose art name. 466th Bomb Group collection
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Killed in an auto racing accident in 1947.
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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 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-544515
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wild-Pussy/Sully's Saloon
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Laden Maid
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Phoenix, AZ, USA | 24 February 1915 | |
Enlisted |
Phoenix, AZ, USA | 23 September 1942 | |
Died |
Phoenix, AZ, USA | 10 July 1947 | "Bud" Rieber was a regular competitor in the Midget Auto Racing in Arizona. Bud was killed in a racing accident during the Main Event at the East Thomas Rd. Speedway. |
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Sources
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 350