Carl Edward Mikel

Military

Object Number - UPL 17104 - Crew #771 Larry S. Fosburg Crew Standing Left to Right: William Warren (NG), George Mitchell (R/O), Carl Mikel (FE), Howard Youmans (WG),...

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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

Seymour L Fosberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-828399
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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

Born

Hickman, KY 42050, USA 7 April 1917

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge Airfield, UK 29 November 1944 - 21 April 1945 Completed 31 combat missions before hostilities ended

Died

Hickman, KY 42050, USA 23 August 1995

Buried

Fulton, KY 42041, USA 26 August 1995 Pleasant View Memorial Gardens Fulton Fulton County Kentucky, USA

Revisions

Date1 Apr 2019 19:33:05
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to events
Sources

"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom
page 95

Date31 Jul 2015 22:35:41
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to middlename, service number, highest rank, role, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:05:01
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 348

Carl Edward Mikel: Gallery (1 items)

Object number: UPL 17104 - Crew #771 Larry S. Fosburg Crew Standing Left to...