Herbert K Achterberg

Military
media-16141.jpeg UPL 16141 SSGT Herbert K. Achterberg & Col. Arthur Pierce

Col Pierce is presenting SSGT Achterberg an "award" for his skill in eliminating vermin from around the base. 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 16141 - SSGT Herbert K. Achterberg & Col. Arthur Pierce Col Pierce is presenting SSGT Achterberg an "award" for his skill in eliminating vermin from...

Worked in Group operations as a draftsman. Memorable days -- years -- in England

Good Conduct & 'Mouse Medal'

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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

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

St Louis, Missouri 14 November 1921

Enlisted

Kalamazoo, MI, USA 3 February 1943

Died

Spokane, WA, USA 9 May 2015

Buried

Saint Joseph, MI, USA 19 May 2015 Riverview Cemetery Saint Joseph Berrien County Michigan, USA

Revisions

Date30 Mar 2017 09:34:27
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to service number
Sources

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

Date26 May 2015 03:49:03
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to highest rank, role, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:12:53
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self & SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, D790.A2S45, 1998, page 192

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