Arthur Staton Jr

Military

Crashed at Sundern on 16 Feb 45 in B-17 43-38698, Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38698

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Auburn, Iowa 31 August 1923

Other

Prisoner of war

16 February 1945

Revisions

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Corrected the name by moving "Jr" from the middle name field to the suffix field.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12447