Thomas Lynn Bell

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 18568 - Crew #637 John S. Archer, Jr. Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Thomas L. Bell (CP), John S. Archer (P), Doyle E. Stegall (B),...

Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Zui Dveen in B-24 True Love #4129449

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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

John Simpson Archer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-809346
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-29449

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: True Love
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th 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

Utah, USA 11 September 1922

Enlisted

Salt Lake City, UT, USA 5 January 1943

Died

west of Steenwijk, Netherlands 15 August 1944 KIA when his a/c was shot down by German fighters.

Buried

8341 Steenwijkerwold, Netherlands 19 August 1944 buried as "unknown" Kerkbuurt Cemetery Grave #5
Salt Lake City, UT, USA 1231 Pacific Avenue

Buried

San Bruno, CA, USA Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno San Mateo County California, USA Plot: J, 857

Revisions

Date26 Oct 2015 01:20:34
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to middlename, nickname, service number, highest rank, events and place associations
Sources

466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:26:03
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8429 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Thomas Lynn Bell: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 13413 - Page 2 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All...

Object number: UPL 18568 - Crew #637 John S. Archer, Jr. Crew 466th BG -...

Object number: UPL 42770 - MACR 8429 41-29449 "True Love" 466th BG | 786th BS...