Rupert W ARNOLD
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 18046354 | |||||||||||||
| AGE | 22 yo | |||||||||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1922 | |||||||||||||
| STATE | COLORADO | |||||||||||||
| FAMILY | Single | |||||||||||||
| RANK | S/Sergeant | |||||||||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | |||||||||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Clerks, general office |  | ||||||||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 15 september 1941 | |||||||||||||
| SQUADRON | 368th Bomber Squadron | |||||||||||||
| GROUP | 306th Bomber Group, Heavy | |||||||||||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Corps | |||||||||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 3 january 1943 |  | ||||||||||||
| STATUS | KIA | |||||||||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Guérande "Champ de la Lande" LOIRE-ATLANTIQUE | |||||||||||||
| DATA PLAN | B-17 Fortress - type F-15-BO - s/n 41-24501 Macr: 15627 Mission: St-Nazaire (44): underwater base (mission 28) Take-off Station 111 Thurleigh, BEDFORDSHIRE Shot by hunters and flak Airplane evacuated parachute | |||||||||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY de St James | |||||||||||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Aad.archives.gov - Facebook.com - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |
Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-15-BO - s/n 41-24501 |
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| 1st Lieutenant | James M | FERGUSON | Pilot | Prisoner - Stalag 7A Moosburg | O-438023 - Calhoun, MISSISSIPPI | |||
| 2nd Lieutenant | John B | ELLIOT | CoPilote | Prisoner - Stalag 7A | O-662225 - Kent, MICHIGAN | |||
| 2nd Lieutenant | Donald R | GREENE | Navigator | Décédé - Cim Brit Am St-James | O-727008 - AM+1 - INDIANA | |||
| 2nd Lieutenant | Robert T | LEVY | Bomber | Décédé - Cim Brit Am St-James | O-440538 - NEW YORK | |||
| T/Sergeant | Charles A | EDINGER | Mechanic Gunner |
Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 13038328 - PENNSYLVANIA | |||
| S/Sergeant | Richard G | HACKWORTH | Radio | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 15068649 - OHIO | |||
| S/Sergeant | Robert L | KINGEN | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 15083507 - INDIANA | |||
| S/Sergeant | Earl L | KERBOW | Gunner | Décédé - Cim Brit Am St-James | 18039731 - AM/PH - TEXAS | |||
| S/Sergeant | James V | LOVING | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia | 34210331 - SOUTH CAROLINA | |||
| S/Sergeant | Rupert W | ARNOLD | Gunner | Décédé - Cim Brit Am St-James | 18046354 - AM/PH+1 - COLORADO - Parachute unopened | |||
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