James H Flowers

Military

Object Number - UPL 17369 - Crew #762/477 James H. Flowers Crew 466th Bomb Group - 787th and 784th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: Melvin Rossman (N), Phillip...

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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

People

Phillip Bramsen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

James D Cole

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Maurice D Curry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35555427
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Walter E Hatley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15334462
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Sydney B Hovde

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17108701
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-50791

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Judy Sue
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

42-95617

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Jennie
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

44-40235

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Huckle de Buck
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron 863rd Bomb Squadron

44-48807

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

44-50576

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Peck's Bad Boys II
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Missions

683

  • Date: 19 October 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

Atlanta, Georgia 22 January 1919

Enlisted

Atlanta, GA, USA 20 January 1941 Fort McPherson

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 6 October 1944 - 9 April 1945

Died

Gainesville, Florida 20 January 1977
College Park, GA, USA 1210 W. Rugby Avenue
New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA

Revisions

Date4 Apr 2020 04:05:57
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to events and aircraft associations
Sources

https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/30809420/person/273462…
466th BG Formation Plan 19 October 1944 - NARA

Date31 Aug 2015 15:34:19
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to highest rank, role, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:14:27
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 & Brassfield, page 345

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