John M Jacobowitz

Military

Object Number - UPL 17295 - LTCOL John H. Jacobowitz Squadron Commander - 786th BS 466th BG

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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

Aircraft

42-95511

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lady Too
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

42-95609

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ghost Too
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

44-49582

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fran
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

Missions

731

  • Date: 30 November 1944

665

  • Date: 5 October 1944

611

  • Date: 8 September 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

23 February 1917

Died

Kalamazoo, MI, USA 10 August 2001
Streator, IL 61364, USA

Buried

Three Rivers, MI 49093, USA Riverside Cemetery Three Rivers St. Joseph County Michigan, USA Plot: 3-4

Other

Graduated

Chicago, IL, USA University of Illinois - Chicago College of Medicine

Revisions

Date23 Apr 2020 21:32:28
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG Archives - Report on Mission No. 146, Neunkirchen, Germany - 30 Nov 1944
NARA Research provided by Brad Sullivan

Date2 Aug 2016 00:53:09
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources

466th BG ARchives

Date28 Nov 2015 03:02:44
Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

Date16 Aug 2015 05:27:14
Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

Date15 Dec 2014 02:11:25
Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:27
ContributorAAM
Sources

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, page 347 & Page 304 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co 1998 edition, D790.A2S45

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