Lee Roy Whittenburg
Military
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UPL 7137
Crew #675
Warren L. Sharrock Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
This crew completed 31 combat missions before hostilities ended.
Standing Left to Right: Michael A. Minnichiello (G), Oliver L. Sigler (G), Lee R. Whittenburg (R/O), Donald A. Horn (FE/G), Grady H. Wesson (FE), Edward J. Kinkopf (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert E. Hughes (N), Scottie H. McHenry (CP), Alfred R. Farnholz (B), Warren L. Sharrock (P) 466th Bomb Group collection
Warren L. Sharrock Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
This crew completed 31 combat missions before hostilities ended.
Standing Left to Right: Michael A. Minnichiello (G), Oliver L. Sigler (G), Lee R. Whittenburg (R/O), Donald A. Horn (FE/G), Grady H. Wesson (FE), Edward J. Kinkopf (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert E. Hughes (N), Scottie H. McHenry (CP), Alfred R. Farnholz (B), Warren L. Sharrock (P) 466th Bomb Group collection
Son of Donald A Horn
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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 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-720351
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Parson's Chariot
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 786th Bomb Squadron 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Monticello, KY | 15 November 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Cincinnati, OH, USA | 7 June 1943 | |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Attlebridge | 12 December 1944 - 25 April 1945 | Completed 31 combat missions |
Died |
Tennessee | 6 August 1990 | |
Enlisted |
Oak Ridge, TN | 9 August 1990 | Oak Ridge Memorial Park Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA |
Cincinnati, OH |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=2004781…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158043437/lee-roy-whittenburg
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom, page 227
ContributorAAM
Changes
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, page 352