Clifford Louis Joubert Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 13412 - Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.

B-24H #41-29434 'Terry and the Pirates' was involved in a mid-air collision after the other a/c was hit by flak over the target of Berlin and crashed W of Oranienburg, GR on 22 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

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

William Jefferson Terry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-532947
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-29434

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Terry & The Pirates
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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

Sacramento, California, USA 14 February 1919

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA, USA 17 October 1942

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz Arrondissement de Liège Liège, Belgium Plot A, Row 42, Grave 36

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Malz, Oranienburg, Germany 22 March 1944 His B-24 was hit by flak on his (and the 466th BG's) first mission. After the flak hit they collided with another group aircraft. He likely didn't have a chance to escape the ball turret

Revisions

Date31 Oct 2018 02:20:51
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom. pages 242-243
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=1794905…

Date14 Jul 2016 02:23:10
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date26 Dec 2014 04:27:39
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:06:29
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3492 / MACR 3492, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Clifford Louis Joubert: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 13412 - Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All...

Object number: UPL 42620 - JOUBERT, Clifford L. Jr SGT 19139967 Air Medal...