Donald Leo Poutry

Military
media-14539.jpeg UPL 14539 Crew #557
Donald L. Poutry Crew
466th BG - 785th BS

Standing Left to Right: Harold Westby (B), Fred M. Coon (N), James Lorenz (CP), Donald L. Poutry (P)

Kneeling Left to Right: Stewart Fielden (TG), Laurie Van Winkle (TT), William Becket (WG), Robert Moushon (R/O), Forrest Crute (FE), Carl Crawford (NG)

Poutry was relieved of command of this crew and reassigned to ground job in the 786th BS after one mission. Clyde Shrum (Co-Pilot on the Fred McConnell Crew) took over and led the crew for 4 missions. So began the odyssey for this crew. They were led successively by Thomas McKiernan (6 Missions as Crew #569), Robert Yelton (6 missions as Crew #574) and Bernard J. Smolka (20 missions as Crew #574.) Lorenz also flew several missions with new crews, taking them into combat on their first missions.

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 14539 - Crew #557 Donald L. Poutry Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Standing Left to Right: Harold Westby (B), Fred M. Coon (N), James Lorenz (CP), Donald L....

Flew one mission with his crew, turned back over the channel and returned to base. Was reassigned after this mission.

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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

William Beckett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Fred M Coon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Carl Crawford

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner/Top Turret Gunner

Forrest L Crute

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35634591
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Stewart Gilkinson Fielden

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15322713
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-51198

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

Missions

590

  • Date: 30 August 1944

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Blue Island, IL, USA 1 November 1921

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 21 July 1941

Other

Released from Sevice

8 December 1945

Died

Chicago, IL, USA 23 October 1989
Blue Island, IL, USA 12111 South Greenwood

Enlisted

Revisions

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Mission Report for Mission No 113, No Ball Target, 30 August 1944
NARA document research provided by Brad Sullivan

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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2441&h=1026079…

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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 DIARY by Wassom & Brassfield, page 349

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