Carl O Atteberry
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 23182
B-17 42-31362 "Alcohol Annie" and a new crew, 24 June 1943.
Information from Dan Eibeck:
This photo 'was in the personal belongings of Carl O Atteberry who was KIA in the November 26, 1943 raid over Bremen. His widow placed his returned items in storage until her recent death which caused this photograph to surface again. Unfortunately, it did not have any names on it and it’s not clear why Mr. Atteberry had it among his possessions - without any clear service connection. I can only speculate he was a friend to one or more of the men in the photograph but, I fear the truth is lost in time.'
Does anyone recognize the men in this photograph?
Front Row second from right is Richard R Wilder
Information from Dan Eibeck:
This photo 'was in the personal belongings of Carl O Atteberry who was KIA in the November 26, 1943 raid over Bremen. His widow placed his returned items in storage until her recent death which caused this photograph to surface again. Unfortunately, it did not have any names on it and it’s not clear why Mr. Atteberry had it among his possessions - without any clear service connection. I can only speculate he was a friend to one or more of the men in the photograph but, I fear the truth is lost in time.'
Does anyone recognize the men in this photograph?
Front Row second from right is Richard R Wilder
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Carl O Atteberry served with the 92nd Bomb Group. On 26 November 1943 he was flying a mission over Bremen in pilot First Lieutenant Bernard Makowski's crew. Their aircraft came under sustained attack and Atteberry died when his oxygen supply failed him, he fell unconscious and could not be revived.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Illinois, USA | 9 October 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Evansville, IN, USA | 21 September 1942 | |
Died |
26 November 1943 | ||
Buried |
Fairfield, IL 62837, USA | Maple Hill Cemetery |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
Findagrave record: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=74976275