Stewart Park Glenn

Military
media-7339.jpeg UPL 7339 Crew #606
Richard O. Foster Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: Bernard F. Elliott (B), Stuart Park Glenn (N), Melvin C. Smith (R/O), James Springsteen (FE), John L. Gordon (BTG)

Kneeling Left to Right: Richard O. Foster (P), William Lakeman (CP), John E. Cane (TG), Vincent Burns (WG), John R. Martin (TT)

This crew completed a 30 combat mission tour.

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 7339 - Crew #606 Richard O. Foster Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Bernard F. Elliott (B), Stuart Park Glenn (N), Melvin C. Smith...

Flew 30 missions



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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?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

Richard O Foster

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-535724
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot -- Squadron Operations Officer

Aircraft

42-110157

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: What's Cookin Doc
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
A crashed Liberator of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on image: '466 BG 2nd Div 8th AF.' Image via Joh Bode.

42-52566

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Shack Date
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

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).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State 1 June 1915
Poughkeepsie, NY, USA 46 South Randolph Avenue
New Paltz, NY 12561, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Stories of the 8th by John Woolnough

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