Richard Zoltan Rozner

Military
media-17845.jpeg UPL 17845 Crew #783
David Baron Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
B-24J-1-FO #42-95609 "Ghost Too" Code: T9-T (784th BS)

Standing Left to Right: Richard Z. Rozner (CP), David Braverman (B), Thomas W. Dunmire (N), David Baron (P)

Kneeling Left to Right: Donald Bucci (TG), John D. Richardson (WG), Jesse Jones (WG), Donald R. Orebaugh (R/O), Samuel W. Cianci (NG), Leon Johnson (FE) 466th Bomb Group collection

Corrected Orebaugh's name. - 466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 17845 - Crew #783 David Baron Crew 466th BG - 787th BS B-24J-1-FO #42-95609 "Ghost Too" Code: T9-T (784th BS) Standing Left to Right: Richard Z....

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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

David Baron

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-709739
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-51094

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gran Slam
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th 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).

Attlebridge

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

7 December 1922

Died

Mooresville, NC, USA 25 January 2012 Richard was a resident of Mooresville, North Carolina at the time of his passing. He entered the Aviation Cadet Program of the US Army Air Corps and graduated from Pilot Training in May 1944. During WWII, he was assigned to the 466th Bomb Group ' 8th AF in England flying 25 missions in B-24 bombers to targets over Germany such as Berlin, Magdeburg, Regensburg, Essen and Munster. After WWII, he was assigned to the Pacific at Hickam AFB in Hawaii. During the Korean War, he flew air evacuation bringing the wounded home. He logged over 9,000 hours flying time during his 24 year Air Force career. He was preceded in death by his wife Camilla. He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery with his wife Camilla. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM, Monday, January 30, 2012, at the Cavin-Cook Funeral Home Chapel, Mooresville. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Full military honors will be held at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

Buried

16 May 2012 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington Arlington County Virginia, USA Plot: Section 69 Site 3739
Queens County, NY, USA

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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

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