John P Huff
Military
Pilot - Crew #414
466th BG - 784th BS
Completed a 30 combat mission tour. Original pilot/crew that deployed with the 466th BG 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 13150 - LT John P. Huff Pilot - Crew #414 466th BG - 784th BS Completed a 30 combat mission tour. Original pilot/crew that deployed with the 466th BG
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Missions
- Date: 27 March 1944
- Date: 23 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 16 December 1941 | Enlisted in the Aviation Cadet Program |
|
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 23 March 1944 - 6 June 1944 | Completed 30 combat missions |
|
Other Distinguished Flying Cross |
Brunswick, Germany | 8 April 1944 | Awarded the DFC for bringing his damaged B-24 successfully home on this mission |
| Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA, USA | 510 N. Palm Fr. | ||
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Born |
Illinois, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 346
