Bernard Johnson

Military
media-17654.jpeg UPL 17654 Crew #726
Dean Roser Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
B-24H-20-FO #42-95361 "Glad Ta See Ya" Code: 6L-H

Standing Left to Right: Dean Roser (P), William W. Hurt (CP), David V. Foley (N), Joseph B. Hayes (B)

Kneeling Left to Right: John Kiregar (BTG), Arthur Camaco (WG), Howard Lewis (R/O), Jack Reynolds (FE), Josph Whitaker (NG), Bernard Johnson (TG)

This crew flew a 33 mission tour. The first 11 were with Frank Walcott as pilot. The remaining 22 were with Dean Roser as pilot 466th Bomb Group collection

Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom

Object Number - UPL 17654 - Crew #726 Dean Roser Crew 466th BG - 787th BS B-24H-20-FO #42-95361 "Glad Ta See Ya" Code: 6L-H Standing Left to Right: Dean Roser (P),...

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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

Dean Roser

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Frank S Wolcott

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0446818/ 516039964
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot/Squadron Operations

Aircraft

42-95361

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Glad Ta See Ya
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

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

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 6 June 1944 - 25 August 1944

Revisions

Date14 Sep 2015 00:40:19
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to highest rank, role, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:04:27
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

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 347

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