787th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
media-16272.png UPL 16272 MSGT William V. Love
Ground Crew Chief
466th BG - 787th BS
Standing outside his line shack at Attlebridge

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 16272 - MSGT William V. Love Ground Crew Chief 466th BG - 787th BS Standing outside his line shack at Attlebridge

Commanding Officers

John J Remillet

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-417335
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Squadron Commander - Pilot

John Owings Cockey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-433478
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Squadron Ops Officer - Squadron Commander - Pilot

Connections

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Attlebridge

People

Alfred Aloisi

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36035236
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (Technician Fourth Grade)
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Buster Andrews

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38284496
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aloisious Barsch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Acey J Bennett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38300523
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Alvin E Berg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33342849
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Aircraft

41-28747

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gruesome Goose
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

41-28754

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tell Me More
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

41-28932

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ramblin Wreck
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

41-28971

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ready and Waiting
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

41-29354

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date10 May 2018 21:31:17
Contributorcariocabev
ChangesChanges to nicknames
Sources

Ralph's son- Capt Gary M Fine USAF

Date13 Mar 2015 16:51:49
Contributorrossingtonj
ChangesChanges to type
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Type added.

Date9 Jan 2015 22:17:20
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to commanding officers associations
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466th BG Historian

Date9 Jan 2015 22:14:51
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to commanding officers associations
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466th BG Historian

Date27 Sep 2014 18:42:51
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

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