Otto P Nuerauter Jr

Military
media-16192.jpeg UPL 16192 Crew #673/491
William E. Hendrix Crew
466th BG - 784th and 786th Bomb Squadrons

Standing Left to Right: Henry W. Myers (CP), Otto P. Nuerauter (N), William E. Hendrix (P), John D. Howard (PN), Robert M. Spencely (RN), Frank B. Bailey (R/O), Everett J. Graham (G)

Kneeling Left to Right: William Ashcraft (G), Jeffery Molterno (TG), Thomas C. Sellman (B), J. Miller (FE) 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 16192 - Crew #673/491 William E. Hendrix Crew 466th BG - 784th and 786th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: Henry W. Myers (CP), Otto P. Nuerauter...

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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?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William Earle Hendrix

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678046
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-95592

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Black Cat
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

42-95609

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ghost Too
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th 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

25 February 1917

Other

466th BG Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 10 December 1944 - 21 March 1945 Flew 10 missions with the 786th BS and 10 missions with the 784th BS as a lead crew. Possibly flew a handful of missions with another group while training to be a lead crew.

Died

Oro Valley, AZ, USA 20 October 2013

Buried

Elwood, IL 60421, USA 28 October 2013 Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery 20953 W. Hoff Road Elwood, IL, 60421
Chicago, IL, USA 2931 Mobile Avenue

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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 DIARY by Wassom & Brassfield, page 349

Otto P Nuerauter: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 16192 - Crew #673/491 William E. Hendrix Crew 466th BG -...

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