Newell G Shepherd
Military
Lewis M. Bartok Crew (partial)
Standing Left to Right: Raymond T. Klass (N), Gordon A. Dennis (CP), Newell G. Shepherd (B), Lewis M. Bartok (P)
Seated Left to Right: John F. Ely (FE), Louis J. Leone (R/O) 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 16634 - Crew #428/737 Lewis M. Bartok Crew (partial) Standing Left to Right: Raymond T. Klass (N), Gordon A. Dennis (CP), Newell G. Shepherd (B), Lewis...
Died in a post war crash of a B-50 Superfortress in Arizona.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-790608
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Utah, USA | 9 March 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT, USA | 5 August 1942 | |
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Enlisted |
Dateland, AZ 85333, USA | 23 March 1950 | Lieutenant Shepherd was the Bombadier aboard U.S. Air Force B-50 Superfortress #46-0020 of the 43rd Bomb Group. He perished when the bomber spirled out of control and crashed to the desert floor near Hyder, Arizona (West of Gila Bend) after departing Davis-Monthan Air Force Base near Tucson on a training flight. |
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Buried |
Levan, UT 84639, USA | 1 April 1950 | Levan Cemetery Levan Juab County Utah, USA |