Arthur Emmitt Copeland
MilitaryShot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #42-5942 "Sky Shy". Prisoner of War (POW).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33285833
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17047848 and O-680802
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Decatur, IL, USA | 9 February 1919 | |
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Other Bailed out |
near Ulm, Germany | 6 September 1943 | from B-17 # 42-5942, shot down by fighters and Flak |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
6 September 1943 - 29 April 1945 | Interned at Stalag Luft 3, Sagan, Poland. Force-marched end of January 1945 to Stalag 7A Moosburg, Germany. Liberated by US troops | |
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Died |
St James, MO 65559, USA | 16 September 1994 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3121 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database