Henry Leland Payne Jr

Military
media-43989.jpeg UPL 43989 1LT Henry Leland Payne
Radar Navigator
Crew #463 - Robert R. Harrington Crew
466th BG - 784th BS

Object Number - UPL 43989 - 1LT Henry Leland Payne Radar Navigator Crew #463 - Robert R. Harrington Crew 466th BG - 784th BS

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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 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-700455
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lady Too
  • 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

Anderson, SC, USA 12 October 1916

Died

El Paso, TX, USA 15 November 1997 Born in Anderson, S.C., WWII Army Air Corp Navigator-Bombadier. Retired from the Air Force in 1963 at Wurtsmith A.F.B. Owned Payne Dry Cleaners, Payne Travel Agency and The Alley Shop in Edinburg, Tx. Died in El Paso, TX. Buried at Fort Bliss Army Cemetery, El Paso, Tx

Buried

El Paso, TX 19 November 1997 Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso El Paso County Texas, USA Plot: Section O1, Site 593
Greenville, SC, USA 115 Vannoy Street

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466th BG Archives

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http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=payne&GSfn=henry&…;
Officers of Attlebridge Booklet - 466th BG Publication, 1945

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