William Jackson Grey

Military
media-16219.jpeg UPL 16219 Crew #684
William J. Grey Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: Harold Engberg (CP), William J. Grey (P), John Fuller (N)

Kneeling Left to Right: Lawrence Anderson (TG), Vincent Palmer (NG), Wayne Vestal (BTG), Emil Nowak (FE/TT), Herbert Longman (WG), Robert Hosmer (R/O)

This crew flew their first combat mission on 19 February 1945 and completed 21 missions before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 16219 - Crew #684 William J. Grey Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Harold Engberg (CP), William J. Grey (P), John Fuller...

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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

Lawrence W Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31365135
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Harold E Engberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-834774
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

John Calvin Fuller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-134672
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Robert B Hosmer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35918911
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Herbert E Longman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 42046976
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-110157

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: What's Cookin Doc
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

42-94902

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Stardust
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron

42-95109

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Shamrock
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

44-50555

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Rabbit Habit
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group flies over Berlin during a mission. 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18/3/45 Berlin.'

894

  • Date: 18 March 1945

847

  • Date: 25 February 1945

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

Washington, DC, USA 20 December 1922

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

RAF Attlebridge 19 February 1945 - 17 April 1945 Completed 21 combat missions before aerial hostilities ended

Died

Riverside, CA, USA 15 December 2003

Buried

Riverside, CA, USA 18 December 2003 Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County California, USA Plot: Section Ba, row E, Site 361
San Diego, CA, USA 4631 40th Street

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"Attlebridge Arsenal" Brassfield & Wassom
page 115

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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

William Jackson Grey: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 15685 - B-24M-5-FO #44-50555 "Rabbit Habit" Code: U8-P...

Object number: UPL 16219 - Crew #684 William J. Grey Crew 466th BG - 786th BS...

Object number: UPL 6420 - B-24H-20-FO #42-94902 Stardust 466th BG - 784th BS...