Herman Laubrich
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Commander - 785th Bomb Squadron & 784th Bomb Squadron | 466th Bomb Group
Commander of the 785th Bomb Squadron and the 784th Bomb Squadron of the 466th Bomb Group
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Albert L Hanson
Military
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The "Ink Spots" (front row) and the "Flying Deck Band" (back row). All members were part of the 466th BG at Attlebridge.
Played the bass in the 466th BG base band "The Flying Deck" in addition to his squadron operations duties.
Service
People
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Walter Peck
Military | Brigadier General | Pilot; Commanding Officer | 458th Bomb Group
BRIGADIER GENERAL WALTER R. PECK ...
Units served with
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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... -
785th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Associated Place
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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... -
Horsham St Faith
Military site : airfield
Horsham St Faith was an RAF Bomber Command Station opened in June 1940. It was home to Bristol Blenheim medium-bombers, and was for a time occupied by fighters, including those of No. 19 Squadron and No. 264 Squadron. From September 1942 the airfield...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | New Jersey, USA | 1915 |
| Lived in | Union County, NJ, USA | 1942 |
| Enlisted | Newark, NJ, USA | 25 August 1942 |
| Lived in | Woodbridge Township, NJ, USA | 2002 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 17 September 2016 00:08:24 | 466thHistorian | Changes to role, person associations, unit associations and place associations |
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466th BG Archives - Letter from Albert Hanson, 28 January 1994 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 03 February 2016 03:17:07 | 466thHistorian | Changes to surname, middlename, firstname, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and place associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:02:53 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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 ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 346 |
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