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Crew #648
Robert C. Greenwood / Verdun Munroe Cre
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Robert C. Greenwood (P), Harry E. Haseman (CP), Terrence H. Crowley (N), Charles D. Welde (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Frank Kayden (FE), James A. Ehredt (BTG), S.A. Rieter (R/O), William J. Weisner (LWG), Gerald D. Boles (TG), Dale R. Estle (RWG)
Greenwood was transferred to crew #739 to replace their pilot (Robert W. Harrington) who had been shot down flying with a makeshift crew. Verdun Munroe took over and was flying when Crew #648 was shot down on 15 August 1944.
Haseman, Crowley, Welde, Kayden, Estle and Boles were all KIA.
Group
The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Tail Gunner
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #4295157
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator
Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #42-95157, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Nijetrijne on 8/15/44 in B-24 #42-95157, Prisoner of War (POW).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner
Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #42-95157, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
Originally pilot of Crew #648 in the 786th BS. He took over Crew #739 when their pilot (Robert Harrington) was lost while flying with a makeshift crew.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #42-95157, Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #4295157
Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator
Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Left Waist Gunner
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Nijetrijne on 8/15/44 in B-24 #4295157
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #4295157
Military site : airfield
Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...
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| 30 June 2015 01:37:19 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom |
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