Harold Anderson
Military | Captain | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
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Military
Flew 30 missions
DFC/Air Medal w4/Oak Leaf Cluster; ETO ribbon w/6 battle stars/French,Normandy Award
Military | Captain | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
Military | Captain | Pilot | 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...
Group
The 482nd Bomb Group was a Pathfinder Group, which using radar-equipped aircraft to support bombing missions until March 1944. Aircraft from this Group went ahead of other Bombers and sent information back about the best routes to take and the extent...
Squadron
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
H2X equipped Lead Ship
Military site : airfield
Alconbury had been constructed as a satellite airfield for RAF Upwood and Wyton and was used by RAF Squadrons: Nos. 15, 40 and 156. In preparation for the arrival of American heavy bombers, the base was developed in 1942 with the runways extended. When...
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...
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York | 3 February 1923 |
Lived in | Brooklyn, NY, USA | 1943 |
763 Utica Avenue |
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466th BG Combat Tour | Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | May 1944 – April 1945 |
I transferred from the 482nd BG where I had trained as a radar navigator on B-17's and had done some radar photography on Mosquitos. I joined the Godbout Crew and flew about half of my missions with them. I then joined the Harold Anderson crew and completed my tour. " |
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04 December 2015 00:32:07 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events, unit associations and place associations |
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Letter from Stan Goldstein - 31 July 2003 |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
15 May 2015 23:44:01 | 466thHistorian | Changes to service number and awards |
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466th BG Historian |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
15 May 2015 23:43:01 | 466thHistorian | Changes to awards, events, person associations and aircraft associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
15 May 2015 23:36:35 | 466thHistorian | Changes to middlename, person associations, unit associations and place associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:25:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self |