Alson K Petty

Military
media-6918.jpeg UPL 6918 Crew # 749/476
Bradley J. Saunders Crew
466th BG - 787th & 784th Bomb Squadrons
Flew 17 missions with the 787th BS then after training as a lead crew, flew 15 more mission as a lead crew with the 784th BS
B-24L-10-FO #44-49582 "Fran" Code: T9-O

Standing Left to Right: Glen H. Alexander (786th BS Operations officer formerly pilot of Crew #647), Charles Walker (CP), Unknown, Bradley J. Saunders (P), Unknown (Possibly Regis O'Rourke -PN), Theodore Smith (R/O), Unknown

Kneeling Left to Right: John C. Rohrssen (FE), Unknown, Unknown, Alson K. Petty (NG), Charles Tomlin (TG), Robert A. Linard (BTG)

Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom

Object Number - UPL 6918 - Crew # 749/476 Bradley J. Saunders Crew 466th BG - 787th & 784th Bomb Squadrons Flew 17 missions with the 787th BS then after training as a lead...

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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 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gallopin Ghost
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Parson's Chariot
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hard Luck
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fran
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

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

Merced County, CA, USA 29 January 1923

Enlisted

Fresno, CA, USA 3 March 1943

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK 24 August 1944 - 25 February 1945 31 Combat Missions

Died

Bakersfield, CA, USA 29 August 2000
Kern County, CA, USA

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Sources

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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