Dorsey A Odle
Military
Stuart H. Scales Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
B-24J-1-FO #42-95617 "Jennie" Code: T9-I
This a/c was a H2X equipped lead ship in the 784th BS. She sat on Revetment #2 which must have been an easy place to take crews to have their picture taken. There are several crews that had their photo taken with "Jennie", some, like the Scales Crew, weren't in the 784th BS.
Standing Left to Right: Ira Young (TG), Jack Shifflet (WG), James Rocco (WG), Thomas Sparks (R/O), Edward V. Centola (NG), John Grodeon (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: Dorsey A. Odle (N), Melvin Engle (CP), Stuart H. Scales (P)
This crew completed a 35 mission tour: 8 September 1944 - 8 March 1945
466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 6599 - Crew #559 Stuart H. Scales Crew 466th BG - 785th BS B-24J-1-FO #42-95617 "Jennie" Code: T9-I This a/c was a H2X equipped lead ship in the...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768390
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Tennessee, USA | 5 June 1923 | |
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Died |
Franklin, TN, USA | 7 January 2006 | |
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Enlisted |
Franklin, TN, USA | 11 January 2006 | Williamson Memorial Gardens Franklin Williamson County Tennessee, USA Plot: Garden of Christus |
| Maryville, TN, USA | Route #3 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE DIARY by Wassom & Brassfield, page 349