Cleon R Gleason
Military
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UPL 7226
Crew #683
Cleon R. Gleason Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
B-24J-140-CO #42-110157 "What's Cookin' Doc" Code: U8-A
Standing Left to Right: Unknown, James A. Martin (CP), Cleon R. Gleason (P), Matthew E. Friedman (N), unknown
Kneeling left to right: Michael A. Chodan (R/O), Lavoughn Baker (FE), Gordon L. Barrett (BTG), unknown
The unknown men are: John E. Baker (G), Joseph A. Mach (G), George M. Phillips (G). It is not known where they appear in the photo.
This crew completed 23 combat missions before the end of hostilities.
Cleon R. Gleason Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
B-24J-140-CO #42-110157 "What's Cookin' Doc" Code: U8-A
Standing Left to Right: Unknown, James A. Martin (CP), Cleon R. Gleason (P), Matthew E. Friedman (N), unknown
Kneeling left to right: Michael A. Chodan (R/O), Lavoughn Baker (FE), Gordon L. Barrett (BTG), unknown
The unknown men are: John E. Baker (G), Joseph A. Mach (G), George M. Phillips (G). It is not known where they appear in the photo.
This crew completed 23 combat missions before the end of hostilities.
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
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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
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T134670, 02015156
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 18 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
23 March 1922 | ||
Based |
Attlebridge | 6 February 1945 - 25 April 1945 | 466th Combat Tour |
Died |
Texas City, TX, USA | 24 July 2011 |
Revisions
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Changes
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 & Brassfield, p345