42-95005 Dreamer

First served with the 458th BG, 754th BS

Obtained from the 458th BG for the 492nd BS during the J for H trade for PROJECT AZON. It flew its last 458th mission on 31 May 44 and its first 492nd mission on 6 Jun 44 so it arrived to North Pickenham during that time. We do not know which plane this one was traded for but when it came in it was used to replace 44-40154 lost on 29 May 44 with the Prewitte Crew 916.

Lost: 7 Jul 44, w/Watson Crew R-19, 8 KIA, 1 POW, MACR 7236

This aircraft was replaced with 42-50580.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Leslie E Bowen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Black and white posed headshot of man wearing a uniform of a jacket, shirt, tie and cap. Silver wings and medal ribbons are pinned above left-side jacket lapel. There are sergeant stripes on the jacket sleeves. Subject is looking right in lens and is not smiling

Joseph T Capossela

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32453640
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

George S Cataldo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Bernard W Dailey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

William W Eason

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 7 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
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Sources

http://492ndbombgroup.com/cgi-bin/pagepilot.cgi?page=showAircraft&aircr…

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 7236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database