John Brewer Graef

Military
media-17039.jpeg UPL 17039 Crew #466 & 742
John B. Graef Crew
B-24L-10-FO #44-49582 "Fran" Code: T9-O

Standing Left to Right: John B. Graef (P), Harold C. Warman (N), unidentified person, unidentified person, unidentified person, William B. Hilgers (PN)

Kneeling Left to Right: Stanley Wieczorek (BTG), Marshall H. Tolin (TG), James M. MacKenzie (FE), Paul L. Kinder (WG), Palmer J. McMaster (WG)

This crew flew 15 missions with the 787th BS and then transferred to the784th BS to fly 15 missions as a lead crew. 466th Bomb Group collection

Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom

Object Number - UPL 17039 - Crew #466 & 742 John B. Graef Crew B-24L-10-FO #44-49582 "Fran" Code: T9-O Standing Left to Right: John B. Graef (P), Harold C. Warman (N),...

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Ray Herman Henry Otto

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Marshall Hall Tolin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39122899
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Harold C Warman

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

Stanley Wieczorek

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

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Iowa, USA 10 January 1920

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 4 August 1944 - 16 February 1945 15 missions with the 787th 15 lead crew missions with the 784th Became Assistant Operations Officer for the 466th BG after completing his missions

Died

Santa Ana, CA, USA 18 June 1973
Des Moines, IA, USA 604 Grandview Avenue Des Moines, IA

Revisions

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466BG Archives - Mission Report for 14 October 1944
NARA document research by Brad Sullivan

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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3693&h=2325515…

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466th BG HIstorian

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466th BG Historian

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Officers of Attlebridge booklet - 1944

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Chris Brassfield

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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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