George H Alter

Military
media-49758.jpeg UPL 49758 BANGIN' LULU with a crew at the 446th Bomb Group.
Standing, left to right: James Bayus, Robert Brady, Neil Oatney, James Ingersoll, James Cummings, Joe Bombara
Kneeling, left to right: Bill Lester, Warren Stickle, George Alter (pilot), William LeGrow
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Object Number - UPL 49758 - BANGIN' LULU with a crew at the 446th Bomb Group. Standing, left to right: James Bayus, Robert Brady, Neil Oatney, James Ingersoll, James...

Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF.

 

Awards: AM (4OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

James Michael Bayus

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 704th Bomb Squadron 446th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 16161851
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

James Williams Cummings

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 704th Bomb Squadron 446th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 32840030
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

James Henry Ingersoll

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 704th Bomb Squadron 446th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 39918119
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

William Gordon Legrow

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 704th Bomb Squadron 446th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-716480
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Neil Oatney

Neil Edward Oatney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 704th Bomb Squadron 446th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 35216141
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Aircraft

42-51091

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bangin' Lulu
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

25 June 1941 EnlistedMilwaukee, Wisconsin

Lived in

Cincinnati, Ohio Lived in Cincinnati, Ohio

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/89551965/george-h-alter-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138676194?objectPage=388

 

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/

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