Matthew E Friedman
Military
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UPL 7226
Crew #683
Cleon R. Gleason Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
B-24J-140-CO #42-110157 "What's Cookin' Doc" Code: U8-A
Standing Left to Right: Unknown, James A. Martin (CP), Cleon R. Gleason (P), Matthew E. Friedman (N), unknown
Kneeling left to right: Michael A. Chodan (R/O), Lavoughn Baker (FE), Gordon L. Barrett (BTG), unknown
The unknown men are: John E. Baker (G), Joseph A. Mach (G), George M. Phillips (G). It is not known where they appear in the photo.
This crew completed 23 combat missions before the end of hostilities.
Cleon R. Gleason Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
B-24J-140-CO #42-110157 "What's Cookin' Doc" Code: U8-A
Standing Left to Right: Unknown, James A. Martin (CP), Cleon R. Gleason (P), Matthew E. Friedman (N), unknown
Kneeling left to right: Michael A. Chodan (R/O), Lavoughn Baker (FE), Gordon L. Barrett (BTG), unknown
The unknown men are: John E. Baker (G), Joseph A. Mach (G), George M. Phillips (G). It is not known where they appear in the photo.
This crew completed 23 combat missions before the end of hostilities.
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Sorties 1945: Feb 6 Magdeburg; 21 Nurnberg; 22 Peine; 25 Schwabsch-Hall; 26 Berlin; 27 Halle; Mar 3 Nienburg; 12 Freidberg; 18 Berlin; 21 Resepe; 23 Osnabruck; 24 Kirtorf; 30 Wilhelmshaven; 31 Brunswick; Apr 10 Rechlin/Larz 11 Regensburg; 14 Pte De Grave; 16 Landshut; 17 Karlsbad; 18 Passau; 21 Salzburg; 25 Transtein
Air Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York City, New York | 22 December 1923 | |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | 2846 W 31st Street |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self & Page 270 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co, 1998 edition