Arthur M Sample
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 30708
Lt Arthur Sample. 381st BG, 532nd BS. Photo from "The Mighty Men of the 381st: Heroes All" by Dr. James Good Brown
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Pilot, Sample crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29854 'Ole Flak Sack'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1395. Killed in Action (KIA). The aircraft lost control, started spinning and exploded. Buried in the Netherlands AMC.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17154727
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044647
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13000414
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18126636
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14096198
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 8 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
8 October 1943 | ||
Buried |
Plot L Row 14 Grave 13 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added an Association to “Ridgewell”, the home base of the 381st BG.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1395 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia