Frank D Pfeiffer

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-13412.jpeg UPL 13412 Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

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Object Number - UPL 13412 - Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

En route to England, hospitalized at Morrison Field, FL. When released was reassigned to original crew joining them at Attlebridge Airfield on 21 Mar 1944. Left early the following morning on group's first raid over Berlin and was Killed in Action (KIA). Never had a chance to unpack his bags. B-24H #41-29416 'Rebel Yell' collided with another aircraft after being hit by flak over the target of Berlin and crashed W of Oranienburg, GR on 22 Mar 1944. 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

Gilley T Brand

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-742671
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-29416

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Rebel Yell
  • 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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA 16 October 1942

Buried

Louisville, KY, USA 21 June 1951 Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky, USA Plot: C, 407-409

Born

Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Oranienburg, Germany 22 March 1944

Born

Richfield, UT 84701, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3491 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / documents, MACR 3492, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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