Luke John Finn

Military

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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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Abel Mabel
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th 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

Greenwich, CT, USA 25 August 1915

Enlisted

Hartford, CT, USA 18 September 1942

Other

Operation Home Run

Attlebridge, Norwich, UK 1 June 1945 Flew home as a passenger on B-24 #44-50490 "Able Mabel" John Graef was the pilot, but the rest of the crew were the Elmer Anderson Crew

Died

23 March 1967

Buried

East Farmingdale, NY, USA 27 March 1967 Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale Suffolk County New York, USA Plot: 2D 0 150
Cos Cob, Greenwich, CT, USA 44 Sinoway Road

Revisions

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Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

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466th BG Historian