Alan C Judd

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media-29897.png UPL 29897

1st Lt. Alan C. Judd

Object Number - UPL 29897

Killed in Action. Mission 197 to Remagen. B-24 A42-51865 crashed on takeoff.

Unable to climb having slipped off the runway in icy conditions the plane crashed into two other aircraft before coming to rest in Abbey Road, Old Buckenham.



Exactly sixty years later - on 1st January 2005 a wreath was laid on the spot.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

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

People

Bill B Basick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15301231 and O-712752
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Walter E Beck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33733107
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Stephen J Bolger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33596911
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Nose Gunner

Edmund P Bull

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12220410
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Olaf A Coburn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31012958
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

The crumpled tail of a crashed B-24 Liberator of the 453rd Bomb Group. Image via Kenneth W Clendenin. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'H_ of 453rd BG, 735 BS? JSH 42-51865 1 Jan 45 Olf Buckenham. Lt AC Judd.'

42-51865

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

1 January 1945

Born

Wisconsin

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
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Sources

453rdBG newsletter March 2005

Date
ContributorGulfstream12
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Edited Connections

Date
ContributorGulfstream12
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1st Lt. Alan C. Judd

Date
ContributorLucy May
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Combined two entries for Alan C Judd. Now includes information from the following sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Combat Supplement, Unit History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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