William Benjamin Gatlin

Military
media-16702.jpeg UPL 16702 2LT William B. Gatlin
Bombardier
Crew #725 - John Suchiu Crew
466th BG - 787th BS

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 16702 - 2LT William B. Gatlin Bombardier Crew #725 - John Suchiu Crew 466th BG - 787th BS

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Mijenaleck on 8/15/44 in B-24 #42-52597 'Lady Lighting'



POW

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-425057
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lady Lightning
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron

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).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Atlanta, GA, USA 30 July 1922

Other

Shot Down

8351 Wapserveen, Netherlands 15 August 1944
Atlanta, GA, USA 332 Hopkins Street SW

Other

POW

Zagan, Poland Stalag Luft 3 (was Sagan, Germany during the war)

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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466th BG Historian

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8428

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