John H Blumenstock

Military

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

Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel

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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

Monroe J Behrens

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18114922
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Radar (H2X) Navigator

Melvin W Best

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group

Frank J Cook

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group

Peter Friganovich

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group

James Howard Gist

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-723869
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-50373

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

42-50709

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group

42-52527

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Reliable Babe
  • 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

Missions

896

  • Date: 19 March 1945
  • Official Description: 1,273 bombers and 675 fighters are dispatched to hit airfields and industrial targets in Germany visually and with H2X radar; clouds force 2 of the 3 forces to hit secondaries; 100+ Luftwaffe fighters including 36 Me 262s in formation (largest number...

746

  • Date: 11 December 1944

725

  • Date: 26 November 1944

683

  • Date: 19 October 1944

681

  • Date: 17 October 1944

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

Michigan, USA 13 February 1916

Other

Overseas movement orders

Lincoln, NE, USA 18 July 1944 Assigned B-24 #42-50709

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 25 August 1944 - 19 March 1945 Flew 15 missions with the 786th BS and then transferred to the 784th BS and flew 15 missions as a lead crew

Died

East Lansing, MI, USA 5 April 2001

Buried

Homer, MI 49245, USA 8 April 2001 Fisher Cemetery Homer Calhoun County Michigan, USA
Homer, MI 49245, USA Route #1

Other

Commander

Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR 72076, USA 6th Recon. Squadron RB-47's

Revisions

Date4 Apr 2020 03:39:59
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG Formation Plan for 19 Oct 1944

Date11 Sep 2018 01:26:36
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG Archives - Letter from john Blumenstock to Chris Brassfield, 19 March 1998
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, pages 50 and 51

Date13 Nov 2015 01:30:39
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

Original Overseas Movment Order provided to John Blumenstock

Date13 Aug 2015 17:49:57
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:05
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000

John H Blumenstock: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 17268 - LT James H. Gist (N), LT Robert W. Owens (CP), LT...

Object number: UPL 6514 - B-24H-25-CF #42-50373 Hard T' Find Code: U8-E...