Thomas H McKiernan

Military
media-6447.jpeg UPL 6447 Harold F. Pierce Crew
Crew #456

Standing Left to Right:
Unknown
Richard Casey Owens (WG)
Raymond Juskiewicz (R/O)
Harold Pierce (P)
Jacob Mays (N)
Thomas McKiernan (CP)

Kneeling Left to Right:
Thomas Horn (WG)
Verdun Price (TG)
Rafael Anthony (NG)
Joseph Jewett (E)

This crew flew 8 missions with the 466th after previously flying with the 458th BG and the 93rd BG 466th Bomb Group collection

Chris Brassfield

Object Number - UPL 6447 - Harold F. Pierce Crew Crew #456 Standing Left to Right: Unknown Richard Casey Owens (WG) Raymond Juskiewicz (R/O) Harold Pierce (P) ...

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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

Fred M Coon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Carl Crawford

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner/Top Turret Gunner

Forrest L Crute

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35634591
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

James H Lorenz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-771461
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Harold F Pierce

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-738023
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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

Passaic County, NJ, USA 14 August 1921

Died

Rapid City, SD, USA 17 June 1998

Buried

Rapid City, SD, USA 20 June 1998 Mountain View Cemetery Rapid City Pennington County South Dakota, USA

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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, page 348 & Page 348 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)

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Object number: UPL 6447 - Harold F. Pierce Crew Crew #456 Standing Left to...