David Cahill
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot/Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
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Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot/Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot/Co-Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...
Squadron
Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | 2 January 1919 | |
Lived in | Chicago, IL, USA | 1942 |
13845 Wabash Avenue |
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Died | Fayetteville, GA, USA | 3 August 2006 |
Buried | New Palestine, IN 46163, USA | 7 August 2006 |
Zion Lutheran Cemetery |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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02 December 2015 02:00:33 | 466thHistorian | Changes to service number, highest rank and events |
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466th BG Historian |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
10 May 2015 18:11:40 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events and person associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
30 November 2014 04:34:03 | 466thHistorian | Changes to highest rank, role, events, unit associations and place associations |
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Officers of Attlebridge booklet - 1944 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:26:53 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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 |