Seymour L Fosberg

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

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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),...

Seymour L. Fosburg changed his name to Larry S. Tromer after the war.

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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

Robert W Collins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2061362
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Charles Gaglione

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Carl Edward Mikel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06984949
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

George I Mitchell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34629628
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Sheldon B Ross

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2065218
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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

44-50593

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

Missions

A B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group flies over Berlin during a mission. 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18/3/45 Berlin.'

894

  • Date: 18 March 1945

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 York, USA 5 March 1921

Other

466th Combat Tour

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

Died

Boynton Beach, FL, USA 5 February 2008

Buried

South Florida National Cemetery, Lake Worth, Florida 9 February 2008 South Florida National Cemetery Lake Worth, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA Plot SECTION 37D SITE 235

Revisions

Date1 Apr 2019 19:27:01
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to events
Sources

Corrected duplicate biography info

Date1 Apr 2019 19:25:55
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to events
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95776559
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 95

Date31 Jul 2015 15:53:41
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to middlename, firstname, nickname, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
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466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:18:07
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 & Brassfield, p345

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