Samuel E Estes
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 17213
Left to Right: SSGT Samuel Estes (TG), SSGT William Kummerer (RWG) and TSGT Dan Cahalane (R/O)
All were members of the Robert Harken Crew (Crew #546/471)
466th BG - 785th and 784th Bomb Squadrons
The aircraft is B-24H-25-FO #42-95248 "The Falcon" Code: 2U-S
Estes was KIA due to anoxia on 4 December 1944. The other two men successfully completed a 30 mission combat tour 466th Bomb Group collection
All were members of the Robert Harken Crew (Crew #546/471)
466th BG - 785th and 784th Bomb Squadrons
The aircraft is B-24H-25-FO #42-95248 "The Falcon" Code: 2U-S
Estes was KIA due to anoxia on 4 December 1944. The other two men successfully completed a 30 mission combat tour 466th Bomb Group collection
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Killed in Action (KIA) from anoxia
Killed by loss of oxygen while on a mission over Germany
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Times A Wastin
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Same Ole Crap
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Falcon
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Logan, OK 73848, USA | 24 June 1923 | |
Other Mission |
Mainz, Germany | 9 September 1944 | "We went to Mainz, Germany today. Hit another marshaling yard. Lost #4 engine before the target, but we dropped our bombs. We had to come back by ourselves, at 7000 feet over Germany. That's too damn low for comfort. Fighters escorted us and we were an hour late getting back. They thought we were missing, but we are like a bad penny. We always come back. Flak just missed Bill Kummerer's head by a little today" - Sam Estes |
Died |
Bebra, Germany | 4 December 1944 | Died of Anoxia due to a loss of oxygen to the tail gunners position. It was his 22nd combat mission. |
Buried |
Stroud, OK, USA | Stroud Cemetery Stroud Lincoln County Oklahoma, USA |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
466th Unit History Book / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia