Henry Pearce Draughon

Military
media-34986.jpeg UPL 34986 This is the 466th BG's "Mickey" radar shop crew. All the 466th BG radar equipped aircraft were assigned to the 784th BS

Top Row L to R: John H. Brakebill, R.D. Foshee, Eugene Zabresky, Keith S. Hand, Warren Glaser, George P. Mooney, Alvin Grehse

Middle Row L to R: Henry P. Draughon, Robert B. Brown, Franklin H. Bush, Pierre J. Van de Putte, Aaron Aronson

Bottom Row L to R: Leonard Rodriguez, William D. Koch, Mather T. Clemens, James Cavon (sp?), Earl DeMars

Glaser would have been the officer in charge of this crew 466th Bomb Group collection

Corrected names

Object Number - UPL 34986 - This is the 466th BG's "Mickey" radar shop crew. All the 466th BG radar equipped aircraft were assigned to the 784th BS Top Row L to R: John H....

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Geneva County, AL, USA 26 July 1917

Enlisted

Anniston, AL, USA 28 February 1942 Fort McClellan

Died

Montgomery, AL, USA 26 June 2006

Buried

Montgomery, AL, USA 29 June 2006 Greenwood Cemetery Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, USA Plot 6-A Trinity
Geneva, AL 36340, USA

Revisions

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466th BG HIstorian

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