James Vincent Blakney
Military
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UPL 14476
New engine for B-24J-1-FO #42-50569 "Times a' Waistin' Code: 2U-H
Left to Right: SGT James V. Blakney, MSGT Charles N. Carrigan
466th BG - 785th BS 466th Bomb Group collection
Left to Right: SGT James V. Blakney, MSGT Charles N. Carrigan
466th BG - 785th BS 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG HIstorian
Was on the original orders activating the 466th BG on 22 August 1943
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Times A Wastin
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lansford, PA, USA | 9 February 1917 | |
Enlisted |
Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA | 4 May 1942 | |
Died |
Virginia, USA | 2 October 1971 | |
Buried |
Culpeper, VA 22701, USA | 5 October 1971 | Culpeper National Cemetery Culpeper Culpeper County Virginia, USA Plot: Section B Site 501 |