Lee Roy Whittenburg

Military
media-7137.jpeg 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

Son of Donald A Horn

Object Number - UPL 7137 - Crew #675 Warren L. Sharrock Crew 466th BG - 786th BS This crew completed 31 combat missions before hostilities ended. Standing Left to...

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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?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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).
  • 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

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"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 172

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466th BG Historian

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466th BG Historian

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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 352

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