Hubert E Sargent Jr

Military

Flew 30 missions as command pilot in either lead or deputy lead positions from March 1944 to February 1945. Was ass't squadron ops officer in Anistasio's squadron under Ralph Bryant & the squadron ops officer in Laubrick's squadron maybe the 785th.



2 DFC/ 6 Air Medals

Connections

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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

Missions

The flak damaged nose of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 398th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '54600 AC- England- 1st lt Lawrence M De Lancey, Corvallis, Oregon, landed this B-17 safely after its nose was literally shot away by flak over Cologne, Germany. Please Credit: Official US Air Force Photo.' Printed caption on image: 'This B-17 landed safely after losing its nose to flak. US AAF Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '43-38172 of 398th BG.'

678

  • Date: 15 October 1944

545

  • Date: 12 August 1944

530

  • Date: 8 August 1944

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

Concord, NH, USA 22 August 1920

Enlisted

Rutland, VT 05701, USA 18 March 1942

Died

Gastonia, NC, USA 8 March 2005

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, UK

Revisions

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Sources

research provided by genealogist Marcia Melnyk

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self & Page 396 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)