Daniel Johnson
Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Nose Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | Nose Gunner | 466th Bomb Group
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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...
Squadron
B-24 Liberator
11 August 1944
12 August 1944
16 August 1944
Aircraft factories and oil refineries are the primary targets for this mission. A total of 1090 heavy bombers are despatched. See Mission Details for particulars.
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18 August 1944
We led the Wing to France to bomb a fuel dump. Made 3 runs on the target. We hit it on the third run. Major Harmon flew Pilot; 12000 feet altitude.
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 | McAlester, OK 74501, USA | 15 January 1924 |
466th BG Combat Tour | Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 27 April 1944 – 5 September 1944 |
30 combat missions |
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Died | McAlester, OK 74501, USA | 16 July 1971 |
Buried | McAlester, OK 74501, USA | 19 July 1971 |
Oak Hill Memorial Park |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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09 June 2016 03:37:38 | 466thHistorian | Changes to nickname |
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466th BG Historian |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
09 June 2016 03:17:32 | 466thHistorian | Changes to highest rank, role, events, unit associations and place associations |
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466th BG Archives |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:27:10 | 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 & Brassford, page 343 |