John Chernicky
Military
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UPL 7048
Crew #646/470
Vernon E. Norton Crew
466th BG - 786th and 784th Bomb Squadrons
B-24H-15-FO #42-52509 "Ain't Mis Behavin" Code: T9-Q
Standing Left to Right: William R. Pearson (B), Nelson (N), Crodan? (CP), Unknown
Middle Row Left to Right: John Chernicky (WG), Unknown person, Fred Wiliams (FE)
Front Row Left to Right: William Brown (WG), Vernon E. Norton (P), Mike Maykut (RG), Guy Edmundson (R/O), Wally Williams (G)
Vernon E. Norton Crew
466th BG - 786th and 784th Bomb Squadrons
B-24H-15-FO #42-52509 "Ain't Mis Behavin" Code: T9-Q
Standing Left to Right: William R. Pearson (B), Nelson (N), Crodan? (CP), Unknown
Middle Row Left to Right: John Chernicky (WG), Unknown person, Fred Wiliams (FE)
Front Row Left to Right: William Brown (WG), Vernon E. Norton (P), Mike Maykut (RG), Guy Edmundson (R/O), Wally Williams (G)
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Flew 34 combat missions as a waist gunner on the Vernon E. Norton Crew.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 21 August 1941 | |
Other 466th BG Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 28 July 1944 - 16 January 1945 | |
Died |
Tomball, TX, USA | 26 May 2014 | |
Born |
McKeesport, PA, USA |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
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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 and Brassfield, page 344