James S Fennell
Military
Albert W. Helsley Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing Left to Right: James S. Fennell (R/O), George E. Williams (G), Francis Zeuli (G), Robert A. Stuart (FE), William H. Conrad (G), Edgar J. Cooley (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Andrew Bozony (B), Aurelio Gualteri (N), Robert Cuccaro (CP), Albert W. Helsley (P)
This crew completed a 32 combat mission tour. Helsley flew 33 combat missions.
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 6922 - Crew #740 Albert W. Helsley Crew 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: James S. Fennell (R/O), George E. Williams (G), Francis Zeuli (G),...
Completed 32 combat missions.
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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-817438
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Washington, PA, USA | 24 November 1924 | |
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Died |
Butler, PA, USA | 22 March 2012 | James Samuel Fennell, 87, of Butler, passed away Thursday, March 22, 2012, at the Butler VA Medical Center. He was born Nov. 24, 1924, in Washington Township, near Vandergrift, to the late W. J. Bryan Fennell and Ruth Gilchrist Fennell. During World War II, Mr. Fennell served in the Army Air Corps. As radio operator on a B-24, with the 8th Air Force 466th Bomber Group, based in England, he flew a full 32 missions over Europe. Mr. Fennell met Paulina Takach, of Leechburg, on a New Year's Eve blind date and they married June 26, 1948. Together, they raised six children, James, Kathleen (deceased), John, Richard, Marcia and Sandra. A 1950 graduate of Penn State University, Mr. Fennell worked as an agricultural sales representative and sales manager for Eastern States Cooperative, later Agway, before finishing his work life as a security guard for Allegheny Ludlum Steel. Mr. Fennell loved the outdoors: planting a yearly vegetable garden, hunting, camping, taking long walks and golfing. As a salesman, he enjoyed learning and traveling the backroads of Western Pa. and meeting with local farmers. Mr. Fennell loved following the news and avidly read the Butler Eagle and Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Mr. Fennell was a member of St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, the American Legion, and the Western Pa. Wing of the 8th Air Force Historical Society. Surviving are his wife, Paulina T. Fennell; five children, James S. (Jeanne) Fennell Jr., of Beaumont, Texas, John A. Fennell, of Butler, Richard B. (Nancy) Fennell, of Birmingham, Ala., Marcia (John D.) Kostic, of Pittsburgh, and Sandra (Shawn) Dryer, of Baden; 13 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; his sister, Edwina Pearce; and brother Richard L. Fennell. |
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Buried |
Butler, PA, USA | 25 March 2012 | Saint Peters Cemetery Butler Butler County Pennsylvania, USA |
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Other Graduated |
Penn State University, University Park, State College, PA 16801, USA | Penn State University |
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Sources
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, p345