John Simpson Archer Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-18568.png UPL 18568 Crew #637
John S. Archer, Jr. Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: Thomas L. Bell (CP), John S. Archer (P), Doyle E. Stegall (B), Norman Peck (N)

Kneeling Left to Right: William A. Lowen (FE), Donald E. McCarty (R/O), Robert J. Lehman (NTG), Harry A. Clark (WG), John M. Capps (TG), Edward B. Philo (TTG)

This crew was shot down by Me109's over the Netherlands on 15 August 1944. Archer, Bell, Peck, Lehman and Philo were all KIA. McCarty, Lowen and Capps were all captured. Clark successfully evaded capture. Stegall was not aboard when the crew were shot down however the 466th BG Ammunition Officer ,William Leslie was aboard and was also captured.

http://teunispats.nl/fr-wwii.htm

Object Number - UPL 18568 - Crew #637 John S. Archer, Jr. Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Thomas L. Bell (CP), John S. Archer (P), Doyle E. Stegall (B),...

Shot down by fighters and crashed at Zui Dveen in B-24 'True Love' #41-29449, Killed in Action (KIA).

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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

Thomas Lynn Bell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-817617
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

John Marvin Capps

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18177210
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Harry Arthur Clark (Dolph)

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade)
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Robert J Lehman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner

William Leslie

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1549986
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

41-29449

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: True Love
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Missions

552

  • Date: 14 August 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

Enlisted

Cleveland, Ohio 25 August 1942

Died

west of Steenwijk, Netherlands 15 August 1944 shot down by German fighters.

Buried

8341 Steenwijkerwold, Netherlands 19 August 1944 buried as "unknown" Kerkbuurt Cemetery Grave 7
Cleveland Heights, OH, USA 2124 Rossmoor Road

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot M Row 2 Grave 2

Revisions

Date9 May 2020 02:48:51
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date26 Oct 2015 01:07:39
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to middlename, nickname, awards, events, person associations and place associations
Sources

http://teunispats.nl/fr-wwii.htm

Date17 Aug 2015 16:11:06
ContributorLucyd
ChangesChanges to events
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Added date of enlistment. See: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=5&cat=all&tf=…

Date17 Aug 2015 16:09:05
ContributorLucyd
ChangesChanges to service number, events and aircraft associations
Sources

Combined two entries for John S Archer into a single entry. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
MACR 8429 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ABMC record: http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWI…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:38
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8429

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