Clinton Caverne
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #4252555 'Ol' Tom Cat. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
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John G. J. O'Brien
Military
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Crew 517 Marney Mason/Clinton Caverne CREW Standing Left to Right: James R. Easton (TG), Rolfe E. Lund (LWG), William F. Wentz (FE), Stephen W. Forton (RWG), Olin G. Williams (R/O) Wayne H. Zierk (BTG) Kneeling Left to Right: Marney T. Mason (P), Clinton H. Caverne (CP/P), John G.J. O'Brien (N), John P. Mulkern (B) This crew was shot down on their first mission with Caverne acting as first pilot. Mason flew the mission with the Skaggs Crew. All the crew were KIA including Gordon Sinclair (CP) replacing Mason and James L. Davis (TG) replacing Eaton. The Skaggs crew was shot down within days and Mason was KIA. Eaton had been KIA earlier while flying with the Garrett Crew.
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Page 1 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
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MACR 3843 42-52555 "Ole Tom Cat" 466th BG | 785th BS 09 Apr 1944
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O'BRIEN, John G.J 2LT O-698757 Air Medal Certificate DAF GO# 47 15 Dec 1953
Shot down 9 April 1944 in B-24 #42-52555 'Ol' Tom Cat', Killed in Action (KIA).
Service
People
Units served with
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466th Bomb Group
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... -
785th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-52555 Ole Tom Cat
B-24 Liberator
Associated Place
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Attlebridge
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...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Albany, New York, USA | |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | North Sea | 9 April 1944 |
Revisions
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| 01 April 2020 03:21:58 | jmoore43 | Changes to middlename |
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Added a space between middle initials. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 01 April 2020 03:20:46 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 04 January 2017 02:03:21 | 466thHistorian | Changes to service number |
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466th BG Honor Roll |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 20 June 2015 03:08:39 | 466thHistorian | Changes to middlename, awards, events, person associations and place associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:16:04 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3843 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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