Gale Raymond

Military
UPL 72906 UPL 72906 Crew #768
Earl H. Beitler/Neil Gobrecht Crew

Standing Left to Right: Richard S.Lundberg (R/O), Russell K. Mason (FE), Earl H. Beitler (P), John Perella (N), Neil M. Gobrecht (CP/P)

Kneeling Left to Right: Gale Raymond (NG), Donald Sargeant (TG), Wilfred Smith (WG), Edward M. Smith (WG)

During this crew's combat tour, the pilot, Earl H. Beitler was promoted to 787th Bomb Squadron Operations Officer and Gobrecht took over as pilot. Neil Gobrecht Collection

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466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 72906 - Crew #768 Earl H. Beitler/Neil Gobrecht Crew Standing Left to Right: Richard S.Lundberg (R/O), Russell K. Mason (FE), Earl H. Beitler (P), John...

See Neil Gobrecht's page for list of missions

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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

Earl H Beitler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-713684
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot -- Squadron Operations Officer

Neil M Gobrecht

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

Aircraft

42-50368

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Delores Jean
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

42-50465

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Damifino
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron

42-50791

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Judy Sue
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

44-40235

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Huckle de Buck
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron 863rd Bomb Squadron

44-50490

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Abel Mabel
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th 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

Born

Oklahoma, USA 4 September 1924

Enlisted

Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA 4 February 1943

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 6 November 1944 - 10 April 1945

Died

Sugar Land, TX, USA 8 September 2005

Buried/ Commemorated

Houston, TX, USA 12 September 2005 Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery Houston Harris County Texas, USA
Shelby County, TN, USA

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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 and Brassfield, page 350

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Object number: UPL 17391 - Crew #768 Earl H. Beitler/Neil Gobrecht Crew...