Elmer L Homburg

Military
media-15028.jpeg UPL 15028 Crew #586
Lovell E. Baker Crew
466th BG - 785th BS

Crew Roster (position in photo is not known)

Lovell Eugene Baker, Jr. - Pilot
Hollis A. Neal - Co-Pilot
Elmer L. Homburg - Navigator
John Blount - Bombardier
Ambrose Lucidi - Gunner
Charles Rieker - Gunner
Edward Tokarsky - Flight Engineer
John Norris - Gunner

This crew completed 20 combat missions before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 15028 - Crew #586 Lovell E. Baker Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Crew Roster (position in photo is not known) Lovell Eugene Baker, Jr. - Pilot Hollis A....

One of the few flying officers to wear glasses during his tour.

Flew 25 missions before the end of hostilities

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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?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2059930
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cottage Grove, WI, USA 29 September 1921

Died

Madison, WI, USA 17 August 2011

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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 & Brassfield, page 347

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