John A Bearden

Military
media-16992.jpeg UPL 16992 Crew #669
J.W. Thomas/Rufus A. David Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: unidentified person, unidentified person, Rufus A. David (CP), J.W. Thomas (P), Keith W. Merrill (N)

Kneeling Left to Right: Houston S. Bell (TG), Charles M. McMillan (FE), John A. Bearden (BTG), Raul C. Goltara (R/O), Bernard W. Chapman (NG) 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 16992 - Crew #669 J.W. Thomas/Rufus A. David Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: unidentified person, unidentified person, Rufus A. David...

BTG on the crews of Robert C. Moore and Rufus A. David.

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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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

West Blocton, Alabama 2 August 1915

Enlisted

Anniston, AL, USA 1 June 1943 Fort McClellan

Buried

Birmingham, AL, USA 29 September 1992

Buried

Birmingham, AL, USA 1 October 1992 Valhalla Cemetery Midfield Jefferson County Alabama, USA

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Document / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 16992 - Crew #669 J.W. Thomas/Rufus A. David Crew 466th BG...