William J. Gallagher Crew
Crew 713
466th BG - 787th BS
Back Row Left to Right: Thomas B. Lynott (B), William J. Gallagher (P), Fleckenstein (G), Gus Kavalos (FE)
Front Row Left to Right: Mike Dantuono (G), Raymond E. Hutchinson (N), Ernest Gardetto, Joseph Letendre (WG), Roland Nelson (G)
This crew completed a 30 mission tour. They were the first crew of the 787th BS to complete a full tour.
Connections
Units
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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...
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People
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Gunner
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
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Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot/Pilot
Ernest Gardetto appeared in his first professional show at the age of seventeen: 'Dead We Live', at the Hollywood Assistance League Theatre. He followed that with 'Meet the People' at the El Capitan, and went with that show to New York. There he played...
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Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator
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Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Waist Gunner
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Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Gunner
Locations
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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...