Grady H Wesson
Military
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UPL 7137
Crew #675
Warren L. Sharrock Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
This crew completed 31 combat missions before hostilities ended.
Standing Left to Right: Michael A. Minnichiello (G), Oliver L. Sigler (G), Lee R. Whittenburg (R/O), Donald A. Horn (FE/G), Grady H. Wesson (FE), Edward J. Kinkopf (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert E. Hughes (N), Scottie H. McHenry (CP), Alfred R. Farnholz (B), Warren L. Sharrock (P) 466th Bomb Group collection
Warren L. Sharrock Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
This crew completed 31 combat missions before hostilities ended.
Standing Left to Right: Michael A. Minnichiello (G), Oliver L. Sigler (G), Lee R. Whittenburg (R/O), Donald A. Horn (FE/G), Grady H. Wesson (FE), Edward J. Kinkopf (G)
Kneeling Left to Right: Robert E. Hughes (N), Scottie H. McHenry (CP), Alfred R. Farnholz (B), Warren L. Sharrock (P) 466th Bomb Group collection
Son of Donald A Horn
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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 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-720351
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Waterloo, AL | 11 March 1925 | |
Enlisted |
McClellan, Anniston, AL 36201, USA | 30 June 1943 | |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
RAF Attlebridge | 12 December 1944 - 25 April 1945 | Completed 31 combat missions |
Died |
Lauderdale County, AL, USA | 2 June 1991 | |
Buried |
Waterloo, AL | 6 June 1991 | Richardson Cemetery Waterloo Lauderdale County Alabama, USA |
Florence, AL |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=1142383…
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 227
ContributorAAM
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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 ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 331