Wayne E Baker

Military
media-30547.jpeg UPL 30547 Wayne E. Baker (Left)
Jerre Williams (Right)

Baker was an Aircraft Armorer in the 784th BS and moonlighted as the chief projectionist at the Attlebridge "opera house"
Williams was a ground crew mechanic in the 786th BS and moonlighted as the stage manager at the "opera house."

Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom, page 319

Object Number - UPL 30547 - Wayne E. Baker (Left) Jerre Williams (Right) Baker was an Aircraft Armorer in the 784th BS and moonlighted as the chief projectionist at the...

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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

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

Iowa, USA 24 November 1914

Enlisted

Herrold, IA 50109, USA 13 March 1943 Camp Dodge

Died

San Diego, CA, USA 18 January 1987
Woodbury County, IA, USA

Buried

San Diego, CA, USA Greenwood Memorial Park 4300 Imperial Avenue, San Diego, San Diego County, California, 92113 USA

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118442575/wayne-eugene-baker
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom - page 319

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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 & Brassford, page 343

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Object number: UPL 30547 - Wayne E. Baker (Left) Jerre Williams (Right) Baker...