Frederick J Deck Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 16608
Crew #732
Stuart M. Peace Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
B-24H-15-FO #42-52560 "Laden Maid" Code: U8-M (786th BS aircraft)
Standing Left to Right: Clarence E. Wagner (R/O), unidentified person, Gerald E. Knollenberg (G),
Crouching (Middle Row) Left to Right: Hollis Berlew (FE), Frederick J. Deck (CP)
Kneeling (Front Row) Left to Right: William C. Doran (B), Robert E. Gardner (G), Stuart M. Peace (P), John W Becker (TG), Eugene E. Johnson (G) 466th Bomb Group collection
Stuart M. Peace Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
B-24H-15-FO #42-52560 "Laden Maid" Code: U8-M (786th BS aircraft)
Standing Left to Right: Clarence E. Wagner (R/O), unidentified person, Gerald E. Knollenberg (G),
Crouching (Middle Row) Left to Right: Hollis Berlew (FE), Frederick J. Deck (CP)
Kneeling (Front Row) Left to Right: William C. Doran (B), Robert E. Gardner (G), Stuart M. Peace (P), John W Becker (TG), Eugene E. Johnson (G) 466th Bomb Group collection
My Great Grandfather is John W Becker and we have the picture.
Killed in practice mission involving collision with another plane. B-25 #42-95361 'Glad to See Ya'. Deck's normal crew as piloted by Stuart Pearce who was a survivor of the accident. Deck's normal plane was 'Laden Maid' B-24 42-52560.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-812303
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813627
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
Gooderstone, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE33, UK | 16 September 1944 | |
Buried |
21 September 1944 | Plot F Row 3 Grave 71 Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England | |
Born |
New Jersey | ||
Rockaway Township, NJ, USA | 63 Ogden Avenue |
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Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement, Attlebridge Arsenal p. 46, 202 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia