Earl L Nelson

Military
media-16254.jpeg UPL 16254 Crew #573
Earl L. Nelson Crew

Standing Left to Right: Jack Bartuska (CP), Tony Di Santi (N), Earl Nelson (P)

Kneeling Left to Right: Peter Leonard (WG), Earl Poorbough (FE), Robert Jefferies (R/O), John Lingo (NG), James Kelly (WG), M. Schleuter (TG

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 16254 - Crew #573 Earl L. Nelson Crew Standing Left to Right: Jack Bartuska (CP), Tony Di Santi (N), Earl Nelson (P) Kneeling Left to Right: Peter...

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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

Jack F Bartuska

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-927751
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Anthony W DiSanti

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2065965
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Robert F Jefferies

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Peter D Leonard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

John W Lingo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner

Aircraft

A crashed B-24 Liberator (T9-Z, serial number 42-50488) nicknamed "Polaris II" of the 466th Bomb Group. The propellor of the aircraft lies a short distance away from the wing. First handwritten caption on reverse: '2/1/45 B-24 250488, 466.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '466 BG Attlebridge, Norfolk PFF A/C repaired and used by 785 BS on 189 mission 25/2/45.'

42-50488

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Polaris II
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron

42-7682

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Connie
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group flies over Berlin during a mission. 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18/3/45 Berlin.'

894

  • Date: 18 March 1945

731

  • Date: 30 November 1944

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

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466th BG Combat Tour

RAF Attlebridge 11 December 1944 - 17 April 1945 Completed 31 combat missions

Died

Rice Lake, WI, USA 10 June 1990

Buried

Rice Lake, WI, USA 14 June 1990 Orchard Beach Cemetery Rice Lake Barron County Wisconsin, USA

Born

Rice Lake, WI, USA 400 South Main Street

Revisions

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466th BG Archives

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Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
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466th BG Archives - 18 March 1945 mission formation plan

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466th BG Historian

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE DIARY by Wassom & Brassfield, page 349

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