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Crew #549/472 Paul W. Perry Crew 466th BG - 785th and 74th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: William Bento (R/O), Paul W. Perry (P), Joseph R. Kelly (CP), Lloyd K. Randolph (N), Gerald D. Camp (FE) Kneeling Left to Right: Jack F. Towner (G), John F. Durtsche (BTG), Oliver J. Rauch (B), Robert L. Traeger (WG) Arel A. Bye (G) This crew was originally assigned to the 492nd BG before being transferred to the 466th BG . Photo taken at Cuntoe, Northern Ireland
Transferred Air Transport Command
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group
The Paul W. Perry crew were put together at the 1st BCRD, Westover Field, Massachusetts, in early March, 1944. On 27 May, 1944, they landed at Nutts Corner, Scotland, to begin their European tour. The crew were first assigned to the 445th Bomb Group,...
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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...
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The 492nd Bomb Group were assigned to the 8th Air Force in April 1944. They flew 60 missions over occupied Europe from 11 May 1944 until 7 August 1944.
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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...
Military site : airfield
Cluntoe was built for the RAF in 1940-42, before being handed obver to the Eighth Air Force. It was used as a Combat Crew Replacement Centre for the training of crews, and was also home to the 311th Ferrying Squadron. It was closed after being handed...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Rhode Island, USA | 1924 |
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Fort Devens |
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| Lived in | Tiverton, RI, USA | 1943 |
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14 Naragansett Avenue |
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| Enlisted | Devens, MA, USA | 27 March 1943 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 12 November 2015 03:53:43 | 466thHistorian | Changes to highest rank, events and place associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 May 2015 17:01:40 | 466thHistorian | Changes to role, events, person associations and unit associations |
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466th BG Historian |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:27:29 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster supplied by Dave Arnett |
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