Joseph W Edwards

Military
media-17357.jpeg UPL 17357 Crew #546/471
Robert A. Harken Crew
466th BG - 785th and 784th Bomb Squadrons

Standing Left to Right: Unidentified Person (PN), Robert Hosek (CP), William Graves (B), Robert A. Harken (P), Gordon Currie (N), John C. Murphy (RN)

Kneeling Left to Right: Herbert Malkin (FE), William Kummerer (WG), Joseph Edwards (BTG/TG), Daniel Cahalane (R/O), Lucian McMullin (WG)

Missing from photo - Samuel Estes (TG) - Estes was KIA on 4 December 1944 due to a loss of oxygen to the tail gunner position.

John C. Murphy flew as radar navigator on several lead crews. He was KIA with the Farrington Crew on 21 April 1945. The rest of the crew completed a 30 mission combat tour, 10 of those being lead crew missions with the 784th BS 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 17357 - Crew #546/471 Robert A. Harken Crew 466th BG - 785th and 784th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: Unidentified Person (PN), Robert Hosek...

Flew 30 missions. Took over tail gunner duties when Sam Estes was KIA.



4 Oak Leaf Cluster

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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

Robert A Harken

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a 466th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Times A' Wastin'". Handwritten caption on reverse: '466th B.G., 8th Air Force.'

42-50569

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Times A Wastin
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

42-95202

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Same Ole Crap
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95248) nicknamed "The Falcon" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24H-25-10. The Falcon, 42-95248 466 BG 2U-U.'

42-95248

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Falcon
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

42-95617

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

22 October 1942

Born

Dyer Brook, ME, USA

Enlisted

Aroostook County, ME, USA

Enlisted

Island Falls, ME, USA

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

Joseph W Edwards: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 17357 - Crew #546/471 Robert A. Harken Crew 466th BG -...

Object number: UPL 17366 - Crew #546 Robert A. Harken Crew 466th BG - 785th...