John Thomas Fouts

Military

Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #4252480. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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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?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Donald Ballard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

James Robert Bennett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14178374
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Joe B Dobbs

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18201828
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Orlie Albert Hatfield

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-682117
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Michael Steranka

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O 697928
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-52580

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Our Honey
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Forestville, CA 95436, USA 12 June 1916

Enlisted

Presidio, San Francisco, CA, USA 6 February 1942

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

RAF Attlebridge 22 March 1944 - 8 April 1944 Shot down on their 4th mission

Died

Roswell, NM, USA 24 September 1987

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 8 April 1944 Stalag Luft I
Sonoma County, CA, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
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Sources

"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield &Wassom, page 96
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=1723333…

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
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Sources

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3693&h=2015851…

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=65648
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=7384514

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3842 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database