James Howard Gist

Military
media-17268.jpeg UPL 17268 LT James H. Gist (N), LT Robert W. Owens (CP), LT John H. Blumenstock (P)
all officers of Crew #652/475 - John Blumenstock Crew

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 17268 - LT James H. Gist (N), LT Robert W. Owens (CP), LT John H. Blumenstock (P) all officers of Crew #652/475 - John Blumenstock Crew

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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

John H Blumenstock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-705103
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-50373

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hard T Find
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

44-10591

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

44-48807

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

44-49582

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

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

Solgohachia, AR 72156, USA 1 January 1921

Enlisted

Little Rock, AR, USA 18 September 1942

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 25 August 1944 - 19 March 1945

Died

Solgohachia, AR 72156, USA 28 September 2012

Buried

Solgohachia, AR 72156, USA 1 October 2012 Solgohachia Friendship Cemetery Solgohachia Conway County Arkansas, USA
Conway, AR, USA 1604 Caldwell Street

Revisions

Date13 Nov 2015 01:32:43
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to service number
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466th BG Historian

Date13 Aug 2015 17:59:01
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to middlename, firstname, nickname, highest rank, role, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
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466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:15:16
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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, p345

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