41-28744 Go Getter | Fate's Fortune

Assigned to 789BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Units served with

467th Bomb Group

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

789th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Howard W Dye

• Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
• Nationality: American
• Unit: 467th Bomb Group
• Highest Rank: Colonel

James Hugh Thompson

• Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
• Nationality: American
• Unit: 467th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group (Heavy) 788th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron
• Service Numbers: 37005100
• Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
• Role/Job: Nose Gunner

William W Utt

• Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
• Nationality: American
• Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 789th Bomb Squadron 790th Bomb Squadron 791st Bomb Squadron
• Service Numbers: 13144506
• Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
• Role/Job: Gunner

Places

Rackheath

• Site type: Airfield

Missions

576

• Date: 26 August 1944

570

• Date: 25 August 1944

562

• Date: 18 August 1944

8th Air Force 556

• Date: 16 August 1944

548

• Date: 13 August 1944

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Manufactured	Tulsa, OK, USA		Built at Douglas.
Delivered	Oklahoma, USA		Delivered to USAAF.
Assigned	Rackheath, Norwich NR13, UK		Assigned to 789BS, 467BG, 8AF USAAF.