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Houghtby Alton Shrapnell

Military

Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Wyatt crew. 21 x combat missions. ETD

Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Top L-R, S/Sgt Mener, Eng, Lt Day, Co-pilot, Lt Bowens, Bomb, Lt Fisher, Nav, Lt Yarina, pilot. Bot L-R, PFC Allison, gunner, S/Sgt Begley, gunner, Cpt Rogers, passenger, S/Sgt Silverfole, Radio, Sgt Boggs, gunner.'

854th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Dale Edward Wyatt

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-927610
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Personnel of the 491st Bomb Group with ground support vehicles, including trucks, ambulances and a Cletrac wait in front of the control tower at Metfield for returning B-24 Liberators. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Waiting for mission return, probably Metfield, Nov.'

Metfield

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Detroit, MI	7 September 1923	Son of John Richard and Zitha [Fockler] Shrapnell.
Enlisted		25 May 1943
Other Discharged USAAF		29 October 1945	Honourable discharge.
Died	Port Huron, MI	3 July 1998
Buried	Ortonville Cemetery Brandon Gardens, Oakland County, MI	6 July 1998	Ortonville Cemetery Brandon Gardens, Oakland County, Michigan
Based	Metfield		Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date6 Oct 2021 18:59:58

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

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https://www.fold3.com/record/45010310/houghtby-a-shrapnell-social-secur…
https://www.fold3.com/record/706122033/blank-us-wwii-hospital-admission…
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https://www.fold3.com/record/714506744/shrapnell-houghtby-a-us-veterans…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183429114/houghtby-alton-shrapnell

Date27 Sep 2014 18:13:11

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster