Terence H Crowley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-16625.jpeg UPL 16625 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.



Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom

Object Number - UPL 16625 - Crew #648 Robert C. Greenwood / Verdun Munroe Cre 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Robert C. Greenwood (P), Harry E. Haseman (CP),...

Crashed at Nijetrijne in B-24 #42-95157, Killed in Action (KIA).

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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

Robert C Greenwood

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-95157

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Atlantic City, NJ, USA 1 February 1943

Died

8481 Nijetrijne, Netherlands 15 August 1944

Born

New York, USA
Palmyra, NY 14522, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributor466thHistorian
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Second Air Division - Turner Publishing
page 134

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Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8427 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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