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Charles ARNOLD
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-706773 | ||||||
| AGE | -- yo | ||||||
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| ETAT | ILLINOIS | ||||||
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| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Bomber | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 603rd Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 398th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 8 August 1944 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | La Bordelière - Ségrie-Fontaine ( 62 ORNE ) | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type G-35-DL - s/n 42-107223 N7*S
Macr: 7384 Mission: Operation Totalize Support - Bombardment on Calvados (14) Takeoff station 131 Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire UK Shot by the flak 3 mn before the target around 13h00 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type G-35-DL - s/n 42-107223 N7*S | ||||||
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| Captaine | Meyer C Jr | WAGNER | Pilot | Prisoner | O-726521 - TEXAS - Luftwaffe Lazaret Paris | |
| Captaine | Robert L | HOPKINS | Pilot | Prisoner | O-670546 - ILLINOIS - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Fredrick J Jr | KUSHERA | Gunner | Prisoner | O-759258 - CALIFORNIA - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang | |
| 1st Lieutenant | Vonnerlin | WERNECKE | Navigator | Prisoner | O-749408 - WASHINGTON - Luftwaffe Lazaret Paris | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Thomas J | STITZ | Navigator | Prisoner | O-700081 - OHIO - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang | |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Charles ARNOLD | Bomber | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James (50) - O-706773 - AM+2/PH - ILLINOIS | ||
| T/Sergeant | William J | GERMILLER | Mechanic/Gunner | Prisoner | 32449064 - NEW YORK - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | |
| T/Sergeant | Raymond C | GIBEAU | Radio/Gunner | Prisoner | 37220236 - KANSAS - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | |
| S/Sergeant | James F HOCHADEL | Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer (14) - 15323487 - AM+2 - OHIO | ||
| S/Sergeant | John I | WERNER | Gunner | Prisoner | 19129433 - CALIFORNIA - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Wikipedia.org - Francecrashes39-45.net - JF PELLOUAIS - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Carl DI MARIA |
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| PROGRAMMER | Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |