Sol A Fox

Military
media-16731.jpeg UPL 16731 Crew #760
Robert P. Eisenhaure Crew
466th BG - 787th BS

Standing Left to Right: Earl P. Neal (CP), Sol A. Fox (N), Bernard Leopold (B), Robert P. Eisenhaure (P)

Kneeling Left to Right: Robert Wakeman (R/O), Stuart A. Retzel (G), Willis L. Stuart (TTG), Edward W. Hansen (TG), Daniel Fisher (BTG), Robert L. Himes (FE)

This crew completed a 35 mission combat tour. 466th Bomb Group collection

Attlebridge Arsenal - Chris Brassfield & Earl Wassom

Object Number - UPL 16731 - Crew #760 Robert P. Eisenhaure Crew 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: Earl P. Neal (CP), Sol A. Fox (N), Bernard Leopold (B), Robert...

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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?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gran Slam
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th 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.'
  • 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).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York 4 January 1922

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA 30 September 1942

Died

Delray Beach, FL, USA 19 July 2000

Buried

Delray, Florida
Long Island City, Queens, NY, USA 3246 46th Street

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466th BG Historian

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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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