Merrill G Bradlee

Military
media-6899.jpeg UPL 6899 James B. Carter Crew - Crew #654 - 466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: Edwin McGinty (CP), Eugene Dillinger (B), James B. Carter (P), John R. Loeper (N), Unknown

Kneeling Left to Right: Merrill Bradlee (RWG), Seymour Kopels (TG), Ralph McGrath (R/O), Ward Hauenstein (FE), Herman Juneau (LWG), Leslie Fossey (NG)

THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT ATTLEBRIDGE - 466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 6899 - James B. Carter Crew - Crew #654 - 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Edwin McGinty (CP), Eugene Dillinger (B), James B. Carter (P),...

35 Missions, some easy, some tough. Never hit by fighters, usually took some flak. No one on crew wounded or killed.



AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ ETO w/ 4 Battle Stars

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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

James B Carter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-40067

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Big Fat Mama
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron 93rd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron 328th 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).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Boston, Massachusetts 17 August 1921

Other

Combat Mission

Hallendorf, 38229 Salzgitter, Germany 14 January 1945 The worst mission might have been to bomb the Herman Goering Steel Works at Hallendorf. Heavy barrage flak. Our #1 engine was knocked out. Gas lines were cut. The electrical system went out. About 25 hits on the plane in total. We had to drop out of formation and come home alone.

Other

Combat Mission

Peine, Germany 22 February 1945 Our 29th mission marked a first for us. We bombed the marshaling yards at Peine. We flew in at 18,000 feet, but dropped down to 9,000 feet to bomb the target. Saw one ship in the 458th BG lose it's entire left wing and spin in. No one got out.
Palm Harbor, FL, USA

Revisions

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Letter from Merrill Bradlee to Earl Wassom 13 February 2004

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Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Archives

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

Merrill G Bradlee: Gallery (2 items)

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