Dale R Estle

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-7408.jpeg UPL 7408 SSGT Dale R. Estle
Right Waist Gunner
Crew #648 Verdun Munroe Crew
KIA on 15 August 1944

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 7408 - SSGT Dale R. Estle Right Waist Gunner Crew #648 Verdun Munroe Crew KIA on 15 August 1944

Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #42-95157, Killed in Action (KIA).

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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?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

Verdun W Munroe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-750818
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-95157

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 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).

Attlebridge

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Camp Dodge, Johnston, IA 50131, USA 28 December 1942

Died

8481 Nijetrijne, Netherlands 15 August 1944 Wounded when his a/c was hit by German fighters over Holland he was unable to bail out and was KIA when the aircraft crashed.

Born

Belmont, Massachusetts, USA

Buried

Prisoner of War (POW)

6269 Margraten, Netherlands 15 August 1944 Plot B Row 5 Grave 17 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands
Kossuth County, IA, USA

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8427 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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