Arthur J Gordon

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media-15897.jpeg UPL 15897 Arthur J Gordon going through Cadet Flight Training

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Killed in action on 9 December 1944 after his B17 collided with another plane over France. Only 2 of the crew survived.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Carol Dawn
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Julie Mae
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 9 December 1944
  • Date: 4 December 1944

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Born

Sterling, Michigan 22 January 1922

Died

Romilly-sur-Seine, France 9 December 1944

Buried

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 181.; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 332

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