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Lewis K. Cloud Crew
486th BG - 833rd BS
Standing Left to Right: Harold Love (FE), Aubrey W. Fisher (G), Arnold R. Welch (R/O), Unknown
Kneeling Left to Right: Lewis K. Cloud (P), Unknown, Unknown, Fred T. Stehle (CP)
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or...
Squadron
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
Returning from operation, plane crash landed in England near Upper Beeding. All crew members killed.
Military
Military | Crew Chief
Member of Cloud crew
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot
Member of Cloud crew
Military | Staff Sergeant
Returning from operation, plane crash landed in England near Upper Beeding. All crew members killed.
Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster; Purple Heart
Military site : airfield
Situated between the villages of Great Waldingfield and Acton, the airfield was used by the 486th Bomb Group from March 1944 to August 1945. Facilities for administrative offices for the Combat Wing were also made available here and along with barrack...
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| 22 March 2016 01:21:50 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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