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787th Bomb Squadron

Squadron

  • MSGT William V. Love Ground Crew Chief 466th BG - 787th BS Standing outside his line shack at Attlebridge

    MSGT William V. Love Ground Crew Chief 466th BG - 787th BS Standing outside his line shack at Attlebridge

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  • The insignia of the 787th Bomb Squadron, 466th Bomb Group.

    The insignia of the 787th Bomb Squadron, 466th Bomb Group.

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  • B-24H-10-DT 41-28747 Gruesome Goose 466th BG - 787th BS 6L-B

    B-24H-10-DT 41-28747 Gruesome Goose 466th BG - 787th BS 6L-B

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  • Paul D. Arnold Crew Crew 703 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: Talmadge E. Tidwell (G), John F. Daley (R/O), Roland Teltzke (G), Lewis L. Barrett (G), Billie M. Higgins (G) Kneeling Left to Right: Paul D. Arnold (P), Frank Wolcott (CP), Leonard Bubri (N), Norman Ellis (B), William Savory (FE) This crew was an original crew of the 466th BG. They completed a 30 mission tour. Frank Wolcott would later command his own crew and then move on to be Assistant Group Operations Officer for the 466th BG.

    Paul D. Arnold Crew Crew 703 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: Talmadge E. Tidwell (G), John F. Daley (R/O), Roland Teltzke (G), Lewis L. Barrett (G), Billie M. Higgins (G) Kneeling Left to Right: Paul D. Arnold (P), Frank Wolcott (CP), Leonard Bubri (N), Norman Ellis (B), William Savory (FE) This crew was an original crew of the 466th BG. They completed a 30 mission tour. Frank Wolcott would later command his own crew and then move on to be Assistant Group Operations Officer for the 466th BG.

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  • B-24H-15-CF #41-29391

    B-24H-15-CF #41-29391 "Little Lulu" 466th BG - 787th BS Code: 6L-M

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  • B-24H-15-FO 42-52567 466th BG - 787th BS Code: 6L-G This aircraft was flown to Switzerland after suffering battle damage.

    B-24H-15-FO 42-52567 466th BG - 787th BS Code: 6L-G This aircraft was flown to Switzerland after suffering battle damage.

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  • William J. Gallagher Crew Crew 713 466th BG - 787th BS Back Row Left to Right: Thomas B. Lynott (B), William J. Gallagher (P), Fleckenstein (G), Gus Kavalos (FE) Front Row Left to Right: Mike Dantuono (G), Raymond E. Hutchinson (N), Unknown, Joseph Letendre (WG), Roland Nelson (G) This crew completed a 30 mission tour. They were the first crew of the 787th BS to complete a full tour.

    William J. Gallagher Crew Crew 713 466th BG - 787th BS Back Row Left to Right: Thomas B. Lynott (B), William J. Gallagher (P), Fleckenstein (G), Gus Kavalos (FE) Front Row Left to Right: Mike Dantuono (G), Raymond E. Hutchinson (N), Unknown, Joseph Letendre (WG), Roland Nelson (G) This crew completed a 30 mission tour. They were the first crew of the 787th BS to complete a full tour.

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  • B-24H-25-CF #42-50368

    B-24H-25-CF #42-50368 "Delores Jean" 466th BG - 787th BS Code: 6L-I

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  • B-24H-20-FO #42-95361

    B-24H-20-FO #42-95361 "Glad Ta See Ya" 466th BG - 787th BS Code: 6L-H

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  • James Van Ginkle Crew Crew 752 466th BG - 787th BS This crew completed a 35 mission tour. 5 September 1944 thru 22 March 1945 Standing Left to Right: Richard G. Walters (N), Loren B. Whitehead (R/O), James Van Ginkle (P), Jay Kooiker (TT), Roland J. Stewart (RWG), William A. Schneider (NG). Kneeling Left to Right: Art Lindsey (LWG), T.O. Jordan (TG), Martin L. Coleman (CP), Ben Weiner (FE), Roger

    James Van Ginkle Crew Crew 752 466th BG - 787th BS This crew completed a 35 mission tour. 5 September 1944 thru 22 March 1945 Standing Left to Right: Richard G. Walters (N), Loren B. Whitehead (R/O), James Van Ginkle (P), Jay Kooiker (TT), Roland J. Stewart (RWG), William A. Schneider (NG). Kneeling Left to Right: Art Lindsey (LWG), T.O. Jordan (TG), Martin L. Coleman (CP), Ben Weiner (FE), Roger "Whitey" Garrison (Ground Crew Chief)

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Commanding officers

  • John Remillet

    Military | Major | Squadron Commander - Command Pilot | 466th Bomb Group

  • John Cockey

    Military | Major | Squadron Ops Officer - Squadron Commander - Command Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
    Commanding officer of 787th BS Killed in training mission in B-24 # 42-51331. Collision of 'Glad to See Ya' with the Archibald Williams crew over England

Structure

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  • 466th Bomb Group

    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...

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Stations

Station Location Date
Based Attlebridge

Connections

People

  • Robert Abbott

    Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Right Waist Gunner | 466th Bomb Group

  • John Abplanalp

    Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
    completed 34 missions Good Conduct/Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters/EAME Medal with 4 Bronze Stars

  • Warren Adams

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down 9 May 1944 in B-24 #42-52584 'Worry Bird II', Killed in Action (KIA). PH

  • Sheldon Adler

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
    B-24H #41-29439. Crashed at Lioncourt, near St. Quentin, FR, on return from gas trucking mission to St. Dizier, FR. Crew of six all KNO. All received a group burial at the Jeff Barracks Cemetery.

  • George Aeschbach

    Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 466th Bomb Group

  • Eugene Albers

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 466th Bomb Group

  • Marvin Allard

    Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Radio Operator | 466th Bomb Group

  • Warren Allender

    Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down 9 May 1944 in B-24 #4252584 'Worry Bird II. ' Killed in Action (KIA). PH

  • Alfred Aloisi

    Military | Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade) | Right Waist Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
    Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed into channel in B-24 Gruesome Goose #4128747

  • Elmer Anderson

    Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group

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Aircraft

  • 41-28747 Gruesome Goose

    B-24 Liberator
    The B-24H “Gruesome Goose” while on a mission to bomb Mourmelon-Sur-Marne Ammuniton Dump in France ditched over the Channel with the loss of all 10 on board. ...

  • 41-28754 Tell Me More

    B-24 Liberator
    Assigned to 787BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Berlin. Forced down, crash landed Apeldourn, Netherlands. 29-Apr-44 10 x POW. MACR 4447.

  • 41-28932 Ramblin' Wreck

    B-24 Liberator
    This aircraft's last mission was on August 15, 1944, when it was flown by a makeshift crew led by pilot Robert W. Harrington from Attlebridge air base. The target was a Luftwaffe airfield in Vechta, near Bremen, Germany. The target was successfully...

  • 41-29365

    B-24 Liberator
    Mission 291 350 B-24s are dispatched to aviation industry targets in Brunswick 1944-04-08 - MACR #: 3840 Notes:29365 (466th BG, 787th BS) lost Apr 8, 1944. MACR 3840

  • 41-29391 Little LuLu

    B-24 Liberator

  • 41-29423 Fan Dancer

    B-24 Liberator

  • 41-29439 Gallopin Ghost

    B-24 Liberator

  • 42-50581 Silent Yokum

    B-24 Liberator

  • 42-51331

    B-24 Liberator

  • 42-52567

    B-24 Liberator

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Citations

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Air Force
8th
Type
Combat
Type category
Bombardment
Nicknames

Carioca Bev ( for Joe Carioca and Beverlee Rockler Fine. painted by co-pilot Ralph I Fine

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Revisions

Date Contributor Update
10 May 2018 21:31:17 cariocabev Changes to nicknames
Sources

Ralph's son- Capt Gary M Fine USAF
Date Contributor Update
13 March 2015 16:51:49 rossingtonj Changes to type
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Type added.
Date Contributor Update
09 January 2015 22:17:20 466thHistorian Changes to commanding officers associations
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466th BG Historian
Date Contributor Update
09 January 2015 22:14:51 466thHistorian Changes to commanding officers associations
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466th BG Historian
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:42:51 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

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