James Franklin Abercrombie

Military

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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

Springfield, Missouri 8 February 1923

Enlisted

Fresno, California 6 January 1943

Died

Visalia, California 9 April 2001 .

Revisions

Date14 Jun 2019 00:35:14
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to biography and events
Sources

Chris Brassfield

Date3 Feb 2019 04:04:34
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to role, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60901&h=193036…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3693&h=55709&t…

Date10 Jan 2019 19:20:37
ContributorMarcia466BG
ChangesChanges to middlename
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Social Security Application and Claims File

Date10 Jan 2019 19:19:53
ContributorMarcia466BG
ChangesCreated entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, role, biography, events and unit associations
Sources

US Federal Census records; Social Security Application and Claims File; 466th Bomb Group Daily Reports, pg. 369.