Arthur Dale Greenhalgh
MilitaryAssigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 42-40629.
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1699045
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Scorpion
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Litchfield, NE | 29 July 1910 | Charles Lorenzo and Mable Amy [Lang] Greenhalgh. |
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Enlisted |
Presidio Of Monterey, CA | 4 March 1942 | Presidio Of Monterey, California |
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Died |
10 August 1964 | ||
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Buried |
Fairview Cemetery Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, NE | 13 August 1964 | Fairview Cemetery Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska |
| Redding, CA | |||
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Based |
Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Dugan & Stewart Ploesti, 389th BG Roster