Patrick Anthony Smaldore

Military

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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

42-51699

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Duffy's Tavern
  • 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

Born

New Jersey, USA 3 October 1913

Enlisted

Fort Myer, Arlington, VA 22211, USA 16 July 1942

Other

Operation Home Run

Attlebridge, UK 1 June 1945 Assigned to return to the U.S. as a passenger with the Lewis C. Rice Crew aboard B-24 42-51699

Died

Arlington, VA, USA 7 August 1996

Buried

10 August 1996 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Sec: 31, Site: 8257
Camden, NJ, USA 444 Clinton Street

Revisions

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466th BG Archives - Operations Order No. 10 - 1 June 1945

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466th BG Historian

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