James Alan Litchfield

Military

Both he and his wife were engaged to other people when they met! She was working in the CO's office as a civilian secretary.

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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

Cohasset, MA, USA

Revisions

Date27 Oct 2014 19:06:08
ContributorJill
ChangesChanges to service number and awards
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Jill Mant daughter

Date23 Oct 2014 04:15:57
ContributorPauline Souther
ChangesChanges to middlename
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Pauline Souther

Date11 Oct 2014 22:04:15
ContributorJenny
ChangesChanges to surname, middlename, firstname, nickname, highest rank, biography, events and place associations
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Told by Pauline Souther, his wife's niece, at the 8th Air Force Historical Society reunion in Nashville, Tennessee, October 2014.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:02:28
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

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 & Brassford