Crew #549/472
Paul W. Perry Crew
466th BG - 785th and 74th Bomb Squadrons
Standing Left to Right: William Bento (R/O), Paul W. Perry (P), Joseph R. Kelly (CP), Lloyd K. Randolph (N), Gerald D. Camp (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: Jack F. Towner (G), John F. Durtsche (BTG), Oliver J. Rauch (B), Robert L. Traeger (WG) Arel A. Bye (G)
This crew was originally assigned to the 492nd BG before being transferred to the 466th BG .
Photo taken at Cuntoe, Northern Ireland
Connections
Units
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Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...
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Group
The 492nd Bomb Group were assigned to the 8th Air Force in April 1944. They flew 60 missions over occupied Europe from 11 May 1944 until 7 August 1944.
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People
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Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator
Transferred Air Transport Command
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Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Tail Gunner
Transferred 466th BG.
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Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner
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Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
The Paul W. Perry crew were put together at the 1st BCRD, Westover Field, Massachusetts, in early March, 1944. On 27 May, 1944, they landed at Nutts Corner, Scotland, to begin their European tour. The crew were first assigned to the 445th Bomb Group,...
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator
Transferred Air Transport Command
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Transferred 466th BG
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Nose Gunner/Waist Gunner
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Waist Gunner
http://www.492ndbombgroup.com/stories/R-21-Traeger-01.html
Locations
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Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...
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Military site : airfield
Cluntoe was built for the RAF in 1940-42, before being handed obver to the Eighth Air Force. It was used as a Combat Crew Replacement Centre for the training of crews, and was also home to the 311th Ferrying Squadron. It was closed after being handed...