John Decatur Locke Jr

Military
media-23611.jpeg UPL 23611 Crew #570
Joseph S. Almand Crew
466th BG - 785th BS

Standing Left to Right: James Turner (B), Nathan Hall (N), Joseph Almand (P), James Foreit (CP)

Kneeling Left to Right: Dwight Kinsey (FE), John Locke (G), Leonard Vandermast (G), Eugene Marceau (G), Douglas Space (G), Emil Wenzel (R/O)

This crew completed 33 missions. 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Archives

Object Number - UPL 23611 - Crew #570 Joseph S. Almand Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Standing Left to Right: James Turner (B), Nathan Hall (N), Joseph Almand (P), James Foreit...

Completed 25 missions

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-720421
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94979) nicknamed "Slick Chick" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '466 BG, Slick Chick, 42-94979 F 43, 128 Misns, Per Crew Chief John Doskocz, 785th A443F.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Slick Chick
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Taylors, SC, USA 27 November 1925

Enlisted

Fort Bragg, NC, USA 17 January 1943

Died

Taylors, SC, USA 2 September 2011 John Decatur Locke, Jr., 85, of Greenville, passed away on Friday, September 2, 2011. Born November 27, 1925 in Taylors, SC, he was the son of the late John D. Locke, Sr. and the late Martha Tomlinson Holcombe Locke. A graduate of Clemson A&M College, he retired from both Suitt Construction Company and York Construction Company and was formerly with Daniel Construction Company. He was a member of Taylors First Baptist Church and the Co-Ed 27 Sunday school class. He served our country in the U S Army Air Corps during World War II.

Buried

Greenville, SC, USA 5 September 2011 Woodlawn Memorial Park Greenville Greenville County South Carolina, USA
Greenville, SC, USA

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Tom Hellams

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