Arden Dean Mills

Military
media-15000.jpeg UPL 15000 LT Arden Dean Mills
Co-Pilot
Crew #552 - Harry W. Taylor Crew
466th BG - 785th BS

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Object Number - UPL 15000 - LT Arden Dean Mills Co-Pilot Crew #552 - Harry W. Taylor Crew 466th BG - 785th BS

Arden Mills had completed 25 missions before he flew as Co-Pilot on B-24 Serial 42-95248 on the 8 January 1945 mission to bomb communications centers in Germany. He was seriously wounded when the Liberator was forced to crash land at Shipdham due to battle damage. Mills was found hanging out of the cockpit with his legs trapped under the twisted rudder pedals. He was extricated having suffered two broken legs and multiple lacerations.

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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

Jerome Krzewinski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Harry William Taylor

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15327540 / O-700574
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Byron Louis Wertz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33671957
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95248) nicknamed "The Falcon" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24H-25-10. The Falcon, 42-95248 466 BG 2U-U.'

42-95248

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

Missions

787

  • Date: 8 January 1945

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

Hudson, OH, USA 12 June 1917

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH, USA 2 February 1943 as a Private in the Air Corps

Other

Crashed - Wounded In Action

Shipdham, Norfolk, UK 8 January 1945 Mills was seriously injured when his a/c, B-24H #42-95248 "Black Cat" was forced to crash land at Shipdham due to battle damage.

Died

Solon, OH, USA 13 April 1999

Buried

Hudson, OH, USA 17 April 1999 Markillie Cemetery Hudson Summit County Ohio, USA
Cleveland, OH, USA 3487 Bainbridge Road

Revisions

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NARA WWII Enlistment records

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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 & Brassfield, page 348

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