John Oscar Glenn

Military
media-21240.jpeg UPL 21240 Crew of B-24 "What's Cookin Doc?" 466th Bomb Group. Standing left to right: Alexander Noble (TG), John Glenn (E), George Robinson (WG), John Ricci (WG), Robert Shoof (RO), Harry Widdowson (BTG) Kneeling left to right: Kenneth E Blackburn (CP), Roy E Hurst (P) William E Foreman (B), Arnold O Reberg (N).

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 21240 - Crew of B-24 "What's Cookin Doc?" 466th Bomb Group. Standing left to right: Alexander Noble (TG), John Glenn (E), George Robinson (WG), John Ricci...

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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?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

Roy F Hurst

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-755692
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-110157

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: What's Cookin Doc
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

42-94915

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Warchamp
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron

42-95010

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Crow's Nest
  • 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

Lincoln County, North Carolina 9 March 1923

Enlisted

Spartanburg, South Carolina 19 February 1943 Camp Croft

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

RAF Attlebridge 10 June 1944 - 5 October 1944 30 combat missions

Died

Haines City, Florida 9 February 2005

Buried

Haines City, Florida 12 February 2005 Forest Hill Cemetery Haines City, Polk County, Florida, USA
Gastonia, North Carolina

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=4861853
https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/71985/forest-hill-cemetery
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60901&h=341029…
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 139

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 8117 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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