Arnold V Larson
MilitaryTrans from 66th BS to 68th BS on 4/20/44.
Plane caught fire 5/9/44 (partial crew bail-out). Completed tour on 6/29/44.
Connections
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Northern Lass
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
3 June 1942 | Enlisted Billings, Montana. | |
Born |
Billings, Montana, USA | ||
Other Returned (RTD) |
France | 9 May 1944 |
Revisions
Copied "birth info" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Added connections to the 66th BS & 68th BS listed in the A/C description.
Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
NARA files verified ASN upon entry, officer number, Distinguished Flying Cross w/1 oak leaf cluster and Air Medal w/3 oak leaf clusters. Without personnel records it is unknown how many campaigns he participated in regarding the EAME Campaign Medal but it was at least one.
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
MACR 5352 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database