Robert W Collins

Military
media-17104.jpeg UPL 17104 Crew #771
Larry S. Fosburg Crew

Standing Left to Right: William Warren (NG), George Mitchell (R/O), Carl Mikel (FE), Howard Youmans (WG), Charles Gaglione (TG)

Kneeling Left to Right: Robert Collins (CP), Larry Fosberg (P), Sheldon B. Ross (N), David Sanford (NG)

This crew completed 31 combat missions. Fosburg changed his last name to Tromer after the war. 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 17104 - Crew #771 Larry S. Fosburg Crew Standing Left to Right: William Warren (NG), George Mitchell (R/O), Carl Mikel (FE), Howard Youmans (WG),...

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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

Seymour L Fosberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-828399
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-50791

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Judy Sue
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

42-51317

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Joker
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

42-94807

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Carioca-Bev
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95067) nicknamed "Trouble Maker" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '466 BG, Trouble Maker, 42-95067 D 27, 110 Msns. 787th A936E.'

42-95067

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Troublemaker
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th 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

Kansas, USA 19 February 1924

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge Airfield, UK 29 November 1944 - 21 April 1945 Completed 31 combat missions before hostilities ended.

Died

25 December 1962

Buried

Highland, KS 66035, USA 28 December 1962 Highland Cemetery Highland Doniphan County Kansas, USA
Hiawatha, KS 66434, USA 301 South 6th Street

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to events. Changes to Role of Honour Picture. Changes to Role of Honour Picture
Sources

"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom
page 95

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to middlename, firstname, service number, highest rank, role, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
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 and Brassfield, page 344

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