Frank B Grimes
Military
UPL 17863
UPL 17863
Crew #739
Robert W. Harrington/R.C. Greenwood Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: William A. Moore (BTG), Frank B. Grimes (NTG), John Spillman (R/O), Roy Johnson (FE), Wilford D. Perkins (WG), Fred E. Davis (TG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert W. Harrington (P), Thomas J. Welch (CP), Lloyd L. Ennis (N), Herbert S. Leopold (B)
Robert W. Harrington was shot down when flying with a make up crew (Crew #747) on 15 August 1944. R.C. Greenwood took over this crew. Herbert Leopold actually flew with at least 3 different crews. 466th Bomb Group collection
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Robert W. Harrington/R.C. Greenwood Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: William A. Moore (BTG), Frank B. Grimes (NTG), John Spillman (R/O), Roy Johnson (FE), Wilford D. Perkins (WG), Fred E. Davis (TG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert W. Harrington (P), Thomas J. Welch (CP), Lloyd L. Ennis (N), Herbert S. Leopold (B)
Robert W. Harrington was shot down when flying with a make up crew (Crew #747) on 15 August 1944. R.C. Greenwood took over this crew. Herbert Leopold actually flew with at least 3 different crews. 466th Bomb Group collection
See above photo(s) detailing the members of the crew. My Grandfather was Roy G. Johnson.
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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 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817669
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Blockbuster
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron 853rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 18 February 1843 | |
Born |
White Plains, New York | 12 September 1923 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self