Vernon R Hayden

Military
UPL 78903 UPL 78903 Crew #664
Elmo Maiden Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: Bernard Atkins (TG), Guerino Petti (N), Elmo Maiden (P), Herbert Rosenkoff (G), Kenneth Chester (NG)

Kneeling Left to Right: Vernon Hayden (WG), Joseph Zebrowski (R/O), Gustave Roussel (FE), William Thomason (TTG) Elmo Maiden Collection

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466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 78903 - Crew #664 Elmo Maiden Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Bernard Atkins (TG), Guerino Petti (N), Elmo Maiden (P), Herbert...

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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

Elmo E Maiden

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 705741
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-51352

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-14 Liberator (serial number 44-40328) nicknamed "This Above All" of the 487th Bomb Group.

44-40328

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: This Above All
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 493rd 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

Trumbull County, OH, USA 15 December 1917

Enlisted

Cleveland, OH, USA 24 June 1943

Died

Warren, OH, USA 30 April 1992

Buried/ Commemorated

Warren, OH, USA 3 May 1992 Pineview Memorial Park Warren Trumbull County Ohio, USA
Lawrence County, PA, USA

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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 346

Vernon R Hayden: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 17297 - Crew #664 Elmo Maiden Crew 466th BG - 786th BS...

Object number: UPL 6521 - Crew #664 Elmo Maiden Crew 466th BG - 786th BS...