Julius Max Klinkbeil

Military
media-7064.jpeg UPL 7064 786th Bomb Squadron Flying Staff
September 1944

Standing Left to Right: William E. Hoopes (Asst. Squadron Bombardier), John M. Jacobowitz (786th BS C.O.), Julius M. Klinkbell (Squadron Navigator)

Kneeling Left to Right: Clay Roberson (Squadron Operations Officer), Richard O. Foster (Asst. Squadron Operations Officer), Daniel Ebbs (Asst. Squadron Navigator), Alan D. Jorgensen (Squadron Bombardier)

Foster had completed a 30 mission tour as pilot/commander of Crew #606.

466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 7064 - 786th Bomb Squadron Flying Staff September 1944 Standing Left to Right: William E. Hoopes (Asst. Squadron Bombardier), John M. Jacobowitz (786th...

Flew as navigator on B-24 41-11815 'Daisy Mae' on the Ploesti mission 1-Aug-43.





Awards: AM, DFC, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
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

Lewis Nathaniel Ellis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-793747
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-11815

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Daisy Mae
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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

Germany 31 October 1920

Other

Immigrated

21 March 1921 Arrived at Hoboken, NY as 4yr old via the 'Cambria' from Antwerp with his mother, a dependent of Mike Klinkbeil.

Enlisted

Rochester, NY, USA 21 January 1942 Rochester, New York

Other

Crew load list

Clovis AAF, NM 11 May 1943 Notated as navigator to Crew #39-2-24. 11-May-43 Clovis AAF, New Mexico

Other

Discharged USAAF

19 November 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Massachusetts, USA 20 April 1996

Buried

Saint Marys Cemetery Waterford Saratoga County NY 25 April 1996 Saint Marys Cemetery Waterford Saratoga County New York, USA
Le Roy, NY 14482, USA 50 N Street

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https://www.americanheritage.com/ploesti-pilots-diary#3
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466th BG Historian

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389th BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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