765th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
A B-24 Liberator of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force drops supplies over a Prisoner of War camp in Austria, May 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '9 May 1945, Last 'combat' mission of 461st BG to British POW camp near Villack, Austria. #33 flown by Lt John Stegman- 765th BS.' media-418177.jpg FRE 8702 A B-24 Liberator of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force drops supplies over a Prisoner of War camp in Austria, May 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '9 May 1945, Last 'combat' mission of 461st BG to British POW camp near Villack, Austria. #33 flown by Lt John Stegman- 765th BS.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8702 - A B-24 Liberator of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force drops supplies over a Prisoner of War camp in Austria, May 1945. Handwritten caption on...

Established in mid-1943 as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron; trained under Second Air Force. Deployed to the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) in February 1944, being assigned to Fifteenth Air Force in Southern Italy.

Engaged in very long range strategic bombardment missions against enemy strategic targets in Italy, France, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and the Balkans until April 1945. Bombed aircraft factories, assembly plants, oil refineries, storage areas, marshalling yards, airdromes, and other objectives until the German Capitulation in May 1945.

Most of squadron was demobilized in Italy in May 1945; returning to United States with skeleton staff. Re-equipped and redesignated a B-29 Superfortress very heavy bomb squadron, and received new personnel. Began training under Second Air Force for planned deployment to the Western Pacific Area (WPA), however Japanese Capitulation in August led to inactivation of squadron in October.

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People

Valden Alexander Barnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39906487
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist gunner

David Dale Brewer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38600941
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Nose turret gunner

Arthur Henry Carlson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19201130 / O-780116
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Jack Riley Cody

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18067849 / O-560800
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Gunnery officer

Philip James Crossman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35540229 / O-709511 / O-56544
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-28680

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ten Aces and A Queen
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron

41-28685

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Leading Lady
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron

41-28717

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Big Stinky
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron

41-28858

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lady Edith
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron 767th Bomb Squadron

41-28913

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron 767th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date12 Nov 2016 19:05:42
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesCreated entry with type, category, name, description, air forces, aircraft types, unit encompassing associations and media associations
Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/765th_Bombardment_Squadron

765th Bomb Squadron: Gallery (3 items)

A B-24 Liberator of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force drops supplies over a Prisoner of War camp in Austria, May 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '9 May 1945, Last 'combat' mission of 461st BG to British POW camp near Villack, Austria. #33 flown by Lt John Stegman- 765th BS.'

Object number: FRE 8702 - A B-24 Liberator of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air...

The base of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in North Africa. Image via Stan Staples. Handwritten caption on reverse: '765th Sqdn Area Officers Mess/ Club Background. Enlisted Mess/ Club to right. Sqdn supply on left.'

Object number: FRE 8768 - The base of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force...

Object number: UPL 45606 - B-24J-5-FO #42-51599 Coe: #34 461st BG - 765th BS...