Richard A Gray
Military
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UPL 6593
Fred Littleton/Talmadge Slaughter Crew
Crew #542
466th BG - 785th BS
Freddie Littleton was KIA on 28 July 1944 on his first mission, flying with the Vogel Crew to gain experience before he took his crew into combat. Talmadge C. Slaughter then took over and led this crew on it's first 5 missions to finish his combat tour. After that F.E. Wolf took over as Pilot and the crew number changed to #548
Standing Left to Right: George Bowens (WG), Warner Uphoff (R/O), Edwin Knippenberg (FE), Wayne Herndon (NG), Robert Boynton (TG), Dale Peterson (WG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Ralph Lagenfeld (B), Richard A. Gray (CP), Freddie H. Littleton (P), Al Mauzy (N)
Crew #542
466th BG - 785th BS
Freddie Littleton was KIA on 28 July 1944 on his first mission, flying with the Vogel Crew to gain experience before he took his crew into combat. Talmadge C. Slaughter then took over and led this crew on it's first 5 missions to finish his combat tour. After that F.E. Wolf took over as Pilot and the crew number changed to #548
Standing Left to Right: George Bowens (WG), Warner Uphoff (R/O), Edwin Knippenberg (FE), Wayne Herndon (NG), Robert Boynton (TG), Dale Peterson (WG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Ralph Lagenfeld (B), Richard A. Gray (CP), Freddie H. Littleton (P), Al Mauzy (N)
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed near Waren on 4 Apr 45 in P-51 'Chugger II' 44-13591 Had originally been with the 466th BG, completed 35 missions, then transferred to the FG.
35 missions B-24, 5 missions P-51. Prisoner of War (POW) 4 April 1945 Crashed near Waren in P-51 'Chugger II' 44-13591.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- 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 785th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Crash landing |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 25 August 1944 | On return from a mission from Hannover the B-24 landing ahead of the one that Gray was co-piloting, blew a nose wheel tire and stopped in the middle of the runway. Gray and his pilot locked up the brakes trying to stop but their tires blew from skidding and they rear-ended the B-24 that had landed before them. Fortunately there were no injuries. |
Other Shot Down |
17192 Waren, Germany | 4 April 1945 | "I picked up a 20mm round from ground fire while strafing an airfield. I found that even a "dream plane" wont fly long without three feet of the left wing and no oil in the enginer. Considering my options of bailing out or trusting the Mustang to get me out of firing zone and bombing area, I chose the later. My crash landing was a good one...if you believe the axiom that any landing you walk away from is a good one. Even so, my facial and leg injuries needed medical attention so I reluctantly surrended to a German farmer. I was taken to a hospital in Berlin where I received good care. There I had the experience of being on the receiving end of daylight bombing by the 8th AF and nighttime bombing by the RAF. That red cross painted on the roof didn't offer much protection or peace of mind! |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 1106 Penn Avenue | ||
Other POW |
Fürstenberg/Havel, Germany | Stalag III-B |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13956