James Van Ginkle Crew
Crew 752
466th BG - 787th BS
This crew completed a 35 mission tour.
5 September 1944 thru 22 March 1945
Standing Left to Right: Richard G. Walters (N), Loren B. Whitehead (R/O), James Van Ginkle (P), Jay Kooiker (TT), Roland J. Stewart (RWG), William A. Schneider (NG).
Kneeling Left to Right: Art Lindsey (LWG), T.O. Jordan (TG), Martin L. Coleman (CP), Ben Weiner (FE), Roger "Whitey" Garrison (Ground Crew Chief)
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 | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot
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Military | Master Sergeant | Aircraft Maintenance Supervisor
29 September 1944 crew chiefs were assigned to the flight engineers position for the gas missions to St. Dizier, France. I flew in that position with Lt. Kriek's crew on the Fearless Knights. We ran into heavy overcast over the channel and the pilot...
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Tail Gunner
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Top Turret Gunner
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Waist Gunner
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Waist Gunner
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
35 bombing missions in Germany: 1944 - 5 Sept Karlsruhe; 9 Sept Mainz; 9 Oct Koblenz; 12 Oct Osnabruck; 18 Oct Cologne; 19 Oct Mainz; 26 Oct Bottrop; 30 Oct Hamburg; 1 Nov Gelsenkirchen; 5 Nov Karlsruhe; 9 Nov Saarburcken; 29 Nov Bielefield; 26 Nov...
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Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator
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Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer
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Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Radio Operator
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...