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William Savory

Military

  • Paul D. Arnold Crew Crew 703 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: Talmadge E. Tidwell (G), John F. Daley (R/O), Roland Teltzke (G), Lewis L. Barrett (G), Billie M. Higgins (G) Kneeling Left to Right: Paul D. Arnold (P), Frank Wolcott (CP), Leonard Bubri (N), Norman Ellis (B), William Savory (FE) This crew was an original crew of the 466th BG. They completed a 30 mission tour. Frank Wolcott would later command his own crew and then move on to be Assistant Group Operations Officer for the 466th BG.

    Paul D. Arnold Crew Crew 703 466th BG - 787th BS Standing Left to Right: Talmadge E. Tidwell (G), John F. Daley (R/O), Roland Teltzke (G), Lewis L. Barrett (G), Billie M. Higgins (G) Kneeling Left to Right: Paul D. Arnold (P), Frank Wolcott (CP), Leonard Bubri (N), Norman Ellis (B), William Savory (FE) This crew was an original crew of the 466th BG. They completed a 30 mission tour. Frank Wolcott would later command his own crew and then move on to be Assistant Group Operations Officer for the 466th BG.

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  • B-24H-15-CF #41-29391

    B-24H-15-CF #41-29391 "Little Lulu" 466th BG - 787th BS Code: 6L-M

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Service

People

  • Paul Arnold

    Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 466th Bomb Group

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Units served with

  • 466th Bomb Group

    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...

  • 787th Bomb Squadron

    787th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

Associated Place

  • 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...

Events

Event Location Date
Born West Virginia, USA 1921
Lived in Philadelphia, PA, USA 1942
Enlisted Philadelphia, PA, USA 26 October 1942
Nationality
American
Nickname
Not yet known
Service numbers
13151586
Highest rank
Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
Role/job
Flight Engineer
Awards
Not yet known

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
14 February 2015 03:38:55 466thHistorian Changes to service number and events
Sources

466th BG Historian
Date Contributor Update
22 December 2014 00:08:58 466thHistorian Changes to highest rank, role, person associations, unit associations and place associations
Sources

466th BG Historian
Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:27:32 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

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 and Brassfield, page 350

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