James E Olney

Military
media-38176.jpeg UPL 38176 "Back from an attack on Berlin the faces of these men who battled the Luftwaffe for an hour and a half over central Germany tell something of the strain of battle they have just undergone."

L-R: 2Lt Richard Lind, 1Lt James E Olney, T/Sgt Garland O Meadows, S/Sgt Wilbert Abshire.

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Object Number - UPL 38176 - "Back from an attack on Berlin the faces of these men who battled the Luftwaffe for an hour and a half over central Germany tell something of the...

Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF.



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-29359

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tail Wind
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Albany, NY 11 September 1942 Albany, New York

Born

Waterliet, NY

Based

Horsham St Faith Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Object number: UPL 38176 - "Back from an attack on Berlin the faces of these...