James A Gribble
Military
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UPL 7279
Crew #702
John A. Jakab Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
B-24H-15-FO #42-52610 "The Madame" Code: 6L-D
Standing Left to Right: Alex P. Lugos (G), Manuel Perry (B), Donald W. Troy (N), Rod G Darelius (CP), John A. Jakab (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: James A. Gribble (G), Ralph S. Grace (G), Elmer C. Ulmholz (FE), Frank W. Snyder (R/O), Arthur C. Kelly (G)
Everyone except Gribble completed a 30 mission tour. Gribble flew as a replacement gunner with the Flynn Crew - Crew #711 on a mission where they were forced to land in Switzerland due to battle damage.
John A. Jakab Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
B-24H-15-FO #42-52610 "The Madame" Code: 6L-D
Standing Left to Right: Alex P. Lugos (G), Manuel Perry (B), Donald W. Troy (N), Rod G Darelius (CP), John A. Jakab (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: James A. Gribble (G), Ralph S. Grace (G), Elmer C. Ulmholz (FE), Frank W. Snyder (R/O), Arthur C. Kelly (G)
Everyone except Gribble completed a 30 mission tour. Gribble flew as a replacement gunner with the Flynn Crew - Crew #711 on a mission where they were forced to land in Switzerland due to battle damage.
466th BG Historian
Battle damaged on 13 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52567. Landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).
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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 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-807827
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Dübendorf, Switzerland | 13 April 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4113 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database