John Blumenstock
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel
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James Howard Gist
Military
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LT James H. Gist (N), LT Robert W. Owens (CP), LT John H. Blumenstock (P) all officers of Crew #652/475 - John Blumenstock Crew
Service
People
Units served with
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466th Bomb Group
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... -
784th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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786th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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44-49582 Fran
B-24 Liberator
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44-48807
B-24 Liberator
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42-50373 Hard T' Find
B-24 Liberator
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44-10591
B-24 Liberator
Associated Place
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Attlebridge
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...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Solgohachia, AR 72156, USA | 1 January 1922 |
| Lived in | Conway, AR, USA | 1942 |
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1604 Caldwell Street |
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| Enlisted | Little Rock, AR, USA | 18 September 1942 |
| 466th BG Combat Tour | Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 25 August 1944 – 19 March 1945 |
| Died | Solgohachia, AR 72156, USA | 28 September 2012 |
| Buried | Solgohachia, AR 72156, USA | 1 October 2012 |
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Solgohachia Friendship Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 13 November 2015 01:32:43 | 466thHistorian | Changes to service number |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 August 2015 17:59:01 | 466thHistorian | Changes to middlename, firstname, nickname, highest rank, role, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:15:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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, p345 |
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