John F Pardue

Military
media-15128.jpeg UPL 15128 Crew #678
Joseph O. Lee Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: Frank Sahyoun (FE), Joseph O. Lee (P), Donald H. Hillenmeyer (CP), George H. Cowie (N), Joseph J. Polansky (B), David C. McKalip (R/O)

Kneeling Left to Right: Sidney Rudolph (G), John F. Pardue (G), Carl Gentry (G), Malcolm F. Wilson (G),

B-24J-155-CO #44-40328 "This Above All" Code: U8-T

This crew completed 31combat missions before hostilities ended 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 15128 - Crew #678 Joseph O. Lee Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Frank Sahyoun (FE), Joseph O. Lee (P), Donald H. Hillenmeyer (CP),...

John Pardue served as a gunner with the 786th Bomb Squadron of the 466th Bomb Group, flying missions out of Attlebridge, England. He was part of crew #678, Joseph O. Lee 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

Joseph Oscar Lee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-827855
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-51699

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Duffy's Tavern
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-14 Liberator (serial number 44-40328) nicknamed "This Above All" of the 487th Bomb Group.

44-40328

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: This Above All
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 786th 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

Enlisted

Fort Oglethorpe, GA, USA 13 December 1943

Born

Chattanooga, TN, USA
Karns, TN 37931, USA

Other

Graduated

Knoxville, TN, USA University of Tennessee B.S. - Electrical Engineering

Revisions

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Interview with John Pardue - 2 June 2017

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466th BG Historian

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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 DIARY by Wassom & Brassfield, page 349

John F Pardue: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 15128 - Crew #678 Joseph O. Lee Crew 466th BG - 786th BS...

Object number: UPL 20278 - Crew #678 (Joseph O. Lee Crew) enlisted men 466th...