John H Blumenstock
Military
all officers of Crew #652/475 - John Blumenstock Crew
466th BG Historian
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 455th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group 357th Fighter Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron 851st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771117
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32856167
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39567360
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Fran
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Michigan, USA | 13 February 1916 | |
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Other Overseas movement orders |
Lincoln, NE, USA | 18 July 1944 | Assigned B-24 #42-50709 |
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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 |
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Died |
East Lansing, MI, USA | 5 April 2001 | |
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Buried |
Homer, MI 49245, USA | 8 April 2001 | Fisher Cemetery Homer Calhoun County Michigan, USA |
| Homer, MI 49245, USA | Route #1 | ||
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Other Commander |
Little Rock Air Force Base, Jacksonville, AR 72076, USA | 6th Recon. Squadron RB-47's |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
466th BG Archives - Letter from john Blumenstock to Chris Brassfield, 19 March 1998
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, pages 50 and 51
ContributorAAM
Changes
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