Paul J Strickler

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-23074.jpeg UPL 23074 SSGT Paul J. Strickler
Radio Operator
466th BG - 786th BS
Crew #605 - Gilley T. Brand Crew
KIA 22 March 1944

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Object Number - UPL 23074 - SSGT Paul J. Strickler Radio Operator 466th BG - 786th BS Crew #605 - Gilley T. Brand Crew KIA 22 March 1944

B-24H #41-29416 'Rebel Yell' collided with another aircraft after being hit by flak over the target of Berlin and crashed W of Oranienburg, GR on 22 Mar 1944. 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

Gilley T Brand

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-742671
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-29416

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Rebel Yell
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th 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

Pennsylvania, USA 1 November 1924

Enlisted

Harrisburg, PA, USA 1 December 1942

Buried

Mount Joy, PA 17552, USA Henry Eberle Cemetery Mount Joy Lancaster County Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Oranienburg, Germany 22 March 1944
Mount Joy, PA 17552, USA

Revisions

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Sources

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3491 / MACR 3491, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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