Paul W Bridgeman
Military
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UPL 6978
Crew #555
Paul A. Bridgeman Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Standing Left to Right: Paul W. Bridgeman (P), Elijah Porter (R/O), Cordon Norton (WG), William E. Gilbert (NG), Wesley R. Vawter (CP), John W. Smith (N)
Sitting Left to Right: Raymond E. Weckerly (TG), Tom D. Hallett (B), Allen D. Miller (FE/TT), James R. Atterholt (BTG/WG)
This crew completed a 35 combat mission tour
30 August 2944 - 21 March 1945
Paul A. Bridgeman Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Standing Left to Right: Paul W. Bridgeman (P), Elijah Porter (R/O), Cordon Norton (WG), William E. Gilbert (NG), Wesley R. Vawter (CP), John W. Smith (N)
Sitting Left to Right: Raymond E. Weckerly (TG), Tom D. Hallett (B), Allen D. Miller (FE/TT), James R. Atterholt (BTG/WG)
This crew completed a 35 combat mission tour
30 August 2944 - 21 March 1945
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15311439
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19181311
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dixie
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Queenie
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Leter Rip
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
16 April 1920 | ||
Died |
27 June 1959 | Perished in a boating accident | |
Houston, TX, USA | 707 East 9th Street | ||
Other Graduated High School |
Lumberton, NC, USA | Barker-Ten Mile High School | |
Other SAC B-47 Pilot |
Plattsburgh, NY, USA | 380th BW | |
Buried |
Arlington, VA, USA | Arlington National Cemetery |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p 343