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IMAGEEarl Wassom (Left) & Eddie Brighty (Right) Earl Wassom was a pilot with the 466th BG - 785th BS. Eddie was an English school boy who lived just beside the 785th BG officer's quarters. Wassom and several other 785th BS officers pooled their money and bought Eddie a very hard to come by bicycle for Christmas in 1944. Earl and Eddie are shown here at a reunion at Attllebridge in 2012.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: British
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700581
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Locations
- Site type: Memorial
- Known as: Weston Longville, Norfolk
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
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