Edward H Gore

Military

Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52569 'Lovely Lady', Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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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

Albert J Taft

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-751575
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-52569

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

Missions

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

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bergen County, New Jersey 8 September 1911

Enlisted

Newark, New Jersey 10 September 1942

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge Airfield, UK 24 March 1944 - 9 April 1944 Shot down over Denmark, 9 April 1944

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems, Austria 9 April 1944 - 15 May 1945 Stalag 17b (dates are approximate)

Died

Gibsonton, Florida

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

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

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Contributor466thHistorian
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https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Edward+H_Gore&event=_Bergen+Count…
https://www.airmen.dk/pdfs/p281MACR.pdf

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3844 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database