Robert Neal Rayburn

Military
media-22152.jpeg UPL 22152 Crew #629 - Warren P. Allen Crew
466th BG - 786th BS

Standing Left to Right: James P. Sampson (N), Warren P. Allen (P), Walter J. Sebo (CP), William M. O'Donnell (B)

Kneeling Left to Right: Robert Rayburn (TTG), Harold Sherlock (FE), James Moore (TG), Daniel Johnson (NG), Donald Miller (R/O), Orrin Winters (BTG) 466th Bomb Group collection

Warren P. Allan Crew

Object Number - UPL 22152 - Crew #629 - Warren P. Allen Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: James P. Sampson (N), Warren P. Allen (P), Walter J. Sebo (CP),...

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

People

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

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Red Hot Riding Hood
  • 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).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Muskogee, OK, USA 20 December 1923

Enlisted

Oklahoma City, OK, USA 5 December 1942

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 27 April 1944 - 5 September 1944

Died

McAlester, OK 74501, USA 8 April 2003

Buried

McAlester, OK 74501, USA 11 April 2003 Oak Hill Memorial Park McAlester Pittsburg County Oklahoma, USA Plot: Oakwood
Pittsburg County, OK, 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 ARSENAL by Wassom and Brassfield, page 350

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