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Robert C Greenwood

Military

  • Crew #648 Robert C. Greenwood / Verdun Munroe Cre 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Robert C. Greenwood (P), Harry E. Haseman (CP), Terrence H. Crowley (N), Charles D. Welde (B) Kneeling Left to Right: Frank Kayden (FE), James A. Ehredt (BTG), S.A. Rieter (R/O), William J. Weisner (LWG), Gerald D. Boles (TG), Dale R. Estle (RWG) Greenwood was transferred to crew #739 to replace their pilot (Robert W. Harrington) who had been shot down flying with a makeshift crew. Verdun Munroe took over and was flying when Crew #648 was shot down on 15 August 1944. Haseman, Crowley, Welde, Kayden, Estle and Boles were all KIA.

    Crew #648 Robert C. Greenwood / Verdun Munroe Cre 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Robert C. Greenwood (P), Harry E. Haseman (CP), Terrence H. Crowley (N), Charles D. Welde (B) Kneeling Left to Right: Frank Kayden (FE), James A. Ehredt (BTG), S.A. Rieter (R/O), William J. Weisner (LWG), Gerald D. Boles (TG), Dale R. Estle (RWG) Greenwood was transferred to crew #739 to replace their pilot (Robert W. Harrington) who had been shot down flying with a makeshift crew. Verdun Munroe took over and was flying when Crew #648 was shot down on 15 August 1944. Haseman, Crowley, Welde, Kayden, Estle and Boles were all KIA.

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  • The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95067) nicknamed

    The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95067) nicknamed "Trouble Maker" of the 466th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '466 BG, Trouble Maker, 42-95067 D 27, 110 Msns. 787th A936E.' Originally named and flown by Robert W Harrington crew; Harrington shot down in another aircraft on 8/15/44; RC Greenwood replaced him as Pilot of Trouble Maker. One of the longest serving B-24 aircraft in Europe.

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Originally pilot of Crew #648 in the 786th BS. He took over Crew #739 when their pilot (Robert Harrington) was lost while flying with a makeshift crew.

Service

People

  • Gerald Boles

    Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Tail Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
    Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #4295157

  • Terence Crowley

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 466th Bomb Group
    Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #42-95157, Killed in Action (KIA).

  • Fred Davis

    Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Tail Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
    26 Missions AM

  • James Ehredt

    Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Ball Turret Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
    Shot down by fighters and crashed at Nijetrijne on 8/15/44 in B-24 #42-95157, Prisoner of War (POW).

  • Lloyd Ennis

    Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 466th Bomb Group

  • Frank Grimes

    Military | Staff Sergeant (Technician Third Grade) | Waist Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
    AM/ ETO

  • Harry Haseman

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
    Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #42-95157, Killed in Action (KIA).

  • Roy Johnson

    Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer | 466th Bomb Group

  • Frank Kayden

    Military | Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade) | Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
    Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #4295157

  • Herbert Leopold

    Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 466th Bomb Group
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zal_-ZkNqo

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Units served with

  • 466th Bomb Group

    466th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 466th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Attlebridge, Norfolk, during the last year of the war in Europe. The Group flew 232 missions in the course of the year and celebrated the 100th one by inviting local people onto the base to mark the...

  • 786th Bomb Squadron

    786th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

  • 787th Bomb Squadron

    787th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Aircraft

Associated Place

  • Attlebridge

    Military site : airfield
    Attlebridge was constructed for RAF use and completed to that standard in 1942. However, with news that it was to be assigned to the American Air Force, the runways were extended and additional hardstandings and outbuildings constructed for the heavy...

Events

Event Location Date
Born Oklahoma, USA 1922
Lived in Tulsa, OK, USA 1942

1809 College Avenue
Enlisted Oklahoma City, OK, USA 30 October 1942
Died Tulsa, OK, USA 1972
Buried Tulsa, OK, USA 1972

Rose Hill Memorial Park
Tulsa
Tulsa County
Oklahoma, USA
Nationality
American
Nickname
Not yet known
Service numbers
Not yet known
Highest rank
First Lieutenant
Role/job
Pilot
Awards
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
30 June 2015 23:26:50 466thHistorian Changes to highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources

466th BG Historian
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:23:03 AAM AAM ingest
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, p345

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