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Erwin H. Sorensen Crew
Crew #674 & #489
466th BG
786th and 784th BS
Standing Left to Right: Erwin H. Sorensen (P), Joseph Goldman (CP), Ned Whitman (B), Donald J. Doll (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Norman Bastoky (G), Chester Havrick (R/O), Vohn D. Schmidt (G), Phillip J. Krystyniak (FE), Merrill Lee (G), Carl D. Peterson (G)
Ned Whitman left the crew before they joined the 466th BG.
This crew flew eight missions with the786th BS and then 12 missions as a lead crew with the 784th BS before hostilities ended.
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
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner
Assigned to 784BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 20 x combat missions, including twelve as part of a lead crew.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator
Assigned 786BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 20 x combat missions, including 12 as a lead crew with 784BS.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Stars).
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Assigned to 784BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 20 x combat missions, including twelve as part of a lead crew.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator
Assigned to 784BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 20 x combat missions, including twelve as part of a lead crew.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
Assigned 786BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 20 x combat missions, including 12 as a lead crew with 784BS.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Stars).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Nose Gunner
Assigned 786BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 20 x combat missions, including twelve as a lead crew with 784BS.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Stars).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Airplane Armorer; Tail Gunner
Assigned 786BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 20 x combat missions, including twelve as a lead crew with 784BS.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner
Assigned 786BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 20 x combat missions, including 12 as a lead crew with 784BS.
Awards: AM (2OLC, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
Military | Captain | Pilot
Assigned 786BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 20 x combat missions, including 12 as a lead crew with 784BS.
Awards: DFC, AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
Trained with the Erwin H. Sorensen crew. Ned Whitman left the crew before they joined the 466th BG.
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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| 11 November 2015 23:38:15 | jnbastoky | Changes to caption |
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Corrected "Norman Bastaky" to "Norman Bastoky". This is my grandfather. I have a copy of this photo with signatures on the back. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 18 February 2015 04:08:48 | 466thHistorian | Changes to collection and caption |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 31 October 2014 14:57:11 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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Chris Brassfield |
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