George H Cowie

Military
media-15128.jpeg UPL 15128 Crew #678
Joseph O. Lee Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: Frank Sahyoun (FE), Joseph O. Lee (P), Donald H. Hillenmeyer (CP), George H. Cowie (N), Joseph J. Polansky (B), David C. McKalip (R/O)

Kneeling Left to Right: Sidney Rudolph (G), John F. Pardue (G), Carl Gentry (G), Malcolm F. Wilson (G),

B-24J-155-CO #44-40328 "This Above All" Code: U8-T

This crew completed 31combat missions before hostilities ended 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 15128 - Crew #678 Joseph O. Lee Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Frank Sahyoun (FE), Joseph O. Lee (P), Donald H. Hillenmeyer (CP),...

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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

Joseph Oscar Lee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-827855
  • 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

New York, USA 18 April 1925

Enlisted

Jefferson Barracks, Saint Louis, MO 63125, USA 9 June 1943

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 26 November 1944 - 25 April 1945

Died

Garden City, NY, USA 15 October 1996

Enlisted

Calverton, NY, USA 18 October 1996 Calverton National Cemetery Calverton Suffolk County New York, USA Plot: 20, 0, 2613
Queens, NY, 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 344

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