Zane F Riley

Military
media-16078.jpeg UPL 16078 Crew #513
John C. Lewis Crew
466th BG - 785th BS

Standing Left to Right: Norman F. Miller (B), Richard G. Sponaugle (R/O), Thomas J. Roberts (WG), Albert E. Crittenden (TG), unidentified, John C. Lewis (P/CP), William Howard Handy (FE), Zane F. Riley (BTG), George W. Lumpkin(CP/P), Elmer L. Smith (NG)

This crew completed a 30 mission tour. Lewis was Pilot for the first 18 missions then switched roles with Lumpkin, who then lead the crew the final 12 missions.

P/CP Lewis is misidentified in the above caption. He is sixth from left in the photo. 466th Bomb Group collection

466th Historian

Object Number - UPL 16078 - Crew #513 John C. Lewis Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Standing Left to Right: Norman F. Miller (B), Richard G. Sponaugle (R/O), Thomas J. Roberts...

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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

John C Lewis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12045184
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

George W Lumpkin

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

Aircraft

41-29350

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Spare Parts
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

42-95202

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Same Ole Crap
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th 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

Oroville, CA, USA 5 December 1923

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA, USA 8 February 1943

Died

Topeka, KS, USA 2 April 2004 Zane F. Riley, 80, Topeka, died Friday, April 2, 2004, at Midland Hospice House. He was born Dec. 5, 1923, in Oroville, Calif., the son of David Elmer and Josephine (McCauley) Riley. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. Mr. Riley was a Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. retiree. He enjoyed carpentry work, fishing and gardening. He was a member of Goodyear VFW Post 2187, the 466th Bomb Group Association, the Loyal Order of the Moose Lodge No. 555, Masonic Lodge No. 51, the 8th Air Force Historical Society and the Goodyear Retirees. He married Lee Ora Scott on May 4, 1945, in Topeka. She survives.

Buried

5 April 2004 Penwell-Gabel Cemetery and Mausoleum Topeka Shawnee County Kansas, USA Plot: Peace, Lot 235, sp. 2A

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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 ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 350

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