Arthur William Englehardt
Military
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UPL 35399
"Frances Langford, Bob Hope and Tony Romano pose with the crew of the Boeing B-17 (A/C 242) of the 305th Bomb Group at Station 105 in England. 5 July 1943."
L to R: Pilot Lt Sam Johnstone, Co Pilot Lt Elsworth H Kenyon, Nav Lt Martin J Licursi, Ball Turret Sgt Arthur Englehardt, Frances Langford, Bob Hope, Eng Sgt Donald Baer, Waist Sgt Richard W Lewis, Tail Sgt Homer M Bagby.
L to R: Pilot Lt Sam Johnstone, Co Pilot Lt Elsworth H Kenyon, Nav Lt Martin J Licursi, Ball Turret Sgt Arthur Englehardt, Frances Langford, Bob Hope, Eng Sgt Donald Baer, Waist Sgt Richard W Lewis, Tail Sgt Homer M Bagby.
Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 42-30004 ditched in Channel on 6-Sep-43. Returned to base.
Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30242 'Lallah-V III', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 911
Arthur' s death was reported in the '88 No. 3 edition of "Can Do Notes".
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lewisburg, PA | 27 October 1919 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 14 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Enlisted |
Harrisburg, PA | 22 December 1943 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
Based |
Chelveston | 14 October 1943 | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 911 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor; MACR 911, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 270, 332