Paul Scott Plaschke
Military
Everett R. Jones Crew
466th BG - 784th BS
This crew transferred in from the 44th BG where they had done their lead crew training. They flew 21 missions as a lead crew with the 466th BG. This photo was taken on 30 December 1944 upon return from the final mission of their combat tour.
Standing Left to Right: Robert J. Blumenfeld (B), Carton Gibbs (RN), Paul Plascke (CP), Sylvester Bauer (G), J. Taylor (G), Wayne A. Cochran (G), Everett R. Jones (P), William A. Campbell (FE), Dale G. Hapner (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Frank Judkovics (N), J. Purser (?), J. Taylor (Command Pilot - not from the 466th BG) Everett Jones Collection
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 16284 - Crew #432 Everett R. Jones Crew 466th BG - 784th BS This crew transferred in from the 44th BG where they had done their lead crew training. They...
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 44th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813144
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hubba Hubba!
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron 329th Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 786th Bomb Squadron 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Paper Doll
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron 7th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Black Cat
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Louisville, KY, USA | 23 July 1922 | |
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Died |
Louisville, KY, USA | 15 July 2014 | Plaschke, Paul S., Sr.,91, passed away Tuesday July 15, 2014.He was born July 23, 1922 in Louisville, KY, and was the fourth generation of artists in the Plaschke family. He graduated from Male High School in 1942, was a student in his Grandfather's Art Academy and completed flight training in the Air Force. He was a co-pilot of a B-24 Bomber in World War II, one of his notable missions was flying gas into Patton during the battle of the Bulge. He was a graphic designer and illustrator throughout his career and worked with his son in their design business for over 25 years. He was preceded in death by his parents, Emil and Joyce Plaschke and his beloved wife of 68 years, Dorothy Rae. Survivors include his sister, Mary Clingman;his son, Paul, Jr;. and daughter, Brenda; grandson, Bennett Luedeka, his wife Krista and their daughter Elise; granddaughter, Logan Marie McAllister, her husband Cody and their children Melody and Hunter. Visitation will be Friday July 18, 2014 from 4-8 p.m. and funeral services will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at Pearson's Funeral Home, 149 Breckinridge Lane with burial at Cave Hill Cemetery. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx?pid=171750182#sthash.yK15rZTM.dpuf |
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Buried |
Louisville, KY, USA | 19 July 2014 | Cave Hill Cemetery Louisville Jefferson County Kentucky, USA |
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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 DIARY by Wassom & Brassfield, page 349
