Albert Henry Grice

Military
media-57374.jpeg UPL 57374 Grice crew with B-24 42-51110 'Top O the Mark'

Rear L-R: Thomas Willingham (E), George Kemp (G), Robert Frazier (G), Unk, Unk.

Front L-R: Grice (P), Cliff Peters (CP), Harold Skeel (G), Unk.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 57374 - Grice crew with B-24 42-51110 'Top O the Mark' Rear L-R: Thomas Willingham (E), George Kemp (G), Robert Frazier (G), Unk, Unk. Front L-R: ...

Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF.





Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

People

Derick Grey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: British
Edward Joseph Mire Jr

Edward Joseph Mire

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38495346
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Aircraft

41-29340

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Yankee Buzz Bomb
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 458th Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51110) nicknamed "Top O' the Mark.' The crew are: (back row, left to right) Carl Johnson - Nose Gunner, Chuck Frazer - Gunner, Charles Gretz - Top Turret Gunner, "Bubba" Monroe - Co-Pilot, (front row, left to right) Dick Eselgroth - Navigator, Al Miller - Bombardier, Billy Duke - Pilot "Luke" Lucas - Radio Operator, Baldamore Garcia - Engineer, "Pan" Panarese - Tail Gunner . Image via RM Eselgroth. Written on slide casing: '

42-51110

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Top O The Mark
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 754th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fort Worth, TX 5 June 1924 Son of Thomas Wyatt and Ada Laura [Horne] Grice.

Enlisted

12 December 1942

Other

Discharged USAAF

16 July 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Houston, TX 25 May 1954

Buried

Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX Shannon Rose Hill Memorial Park Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Based

Horsham St Faith Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/625010144
https://www.fold3.com/image/120495507
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52293910/albert-henry-grice

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458bg.com / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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