Vance J Elliott

Military
media-7073.jpeg UPL 7073 Major Vance Elliott (left)
466th BG Chief Surgeon
Captain Ferdinand Fader (Center)
786th BS Flight Surgeon
Roland Gerhardt (Right)
786th BS Medical Corpsman

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 7073 - Major Vance Elliott (left) 466th BG Chief Surgeon Captain Ferdinand Fader (Center) 786th BS Flight Surgeon Roland Gerhardt (Right) 786th BS...

Served in the 3rd Infantry Division and 41st Bomb Group before being assigned as commander of the Station Hospital at Attlebridge.

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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

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

Iowa, USA 10 July 1911

Died

Odessa, TX, USA 22 December 1980

Buried

Pella, IA 50219, USA 28 December 1980 Oakwood Cemetery Pella, Marion Co., Iowa
Knoxville, IA 50138, USA

Other

Graduated

Iowa City, IA, USA University of Iowa College of Medicine
Knoxville, IA 50138, USA

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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 ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p345

Vance J Elliott: Gallery (4 items)

Object number: UPL 23779 - Artwork of 466th BG officers drawn by 466th BG...

Object number: UPL 36253 - 466th BG Flight Surgeon Vance Elliott (Left) and...

Object number: UPL 7073 - Major Vance Elliott (left) 466th BG Chief Surgeon...

Object number: UPL 7410 - A group of 466th BG officers enjoying a day out...