Jackie Bishop
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 466th Bomb Group
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George F Maxton
Military
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Crew #663/486 George F. Maxton Crew 466th BG - 786th and 784th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: Billy C. Newell (N), Robert W. Smith (PN), Stephen Weinrib (RN), George F. Maxton (P), Jack M. Bishop (B), Conrad E. Miller (CP) Kneeling Left to Right: Adolph M. Cummings (R/O), G.O. Wilson (G), Arnold B. Deiterman (G), J.E. Rich (FE)
Service
People
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Adolph Cummings
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator | 466th Bomb Group
Flew 25 missions from Oct 5, 1944 to Apr 15, 1945 Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Cluster -
Arnold Deiterman
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
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Conrad Miller
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
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Billy Newell
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
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Robert Smith
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier/Pilotage Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
Flew 27 missions over France and Germany, including12 as lead crew. AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ DFC -
Stephen Weinrib
Military | First Lieutenant | Radar (H2X) Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
Units served with
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466th Bomb Group
Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the... -
784th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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786th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-95010 Crow's Nest
B-24 Liberator
Associated Place
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Attlebridge
Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Wilkinsburg, PA, USA | 14 April 1920 |
| Lived in | Wilkinsburg, PA, USA | 1942 |
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558 Montview Place |
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| 466th BG Tour | Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 5 October 1944 – 15 April 1945 |
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Completed 12 missions with the 786th BS and then 13 missions as a lead crew with the 784th BS. In between they would have flown missions with another group while training to be a lead crew. |
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| Died | Deltona, FL, USA | 1 January 1985 |
| Buried | Deltona, FL, USA | 5 January 1985 |
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Deltona Memorial Gardens |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 04 December 2015 01:15:27 | 466thHistorian | Changes to highest rank, events and unit associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 November 2014 01:28:52 | 466thHistorian | Changes to role, events and place associations |
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Attlebridge Arsenal |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:10:55 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 348 |
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