Arthur N Rowley Jr
Military
Roger Freeman Photo.
Object Number - FRE 6028 - Second Lieutenant Art Rowley Jr with a visiting P-47 Thunderbolt of the 352nd Fighter Group, October 1943. Written on slide casing: '2 Lt art Rowley...
11 December 1943 P38H 42-67052 suffered a landing accident when the gear collapsed at Nuthamstead/Sta 131. 'Art' was unhurt but with A/C 42-67052 categorized as Cat3 damaged.
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
![Personnel of the 364th Fighter Group stand in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 303rd Bomb Group at Honington in 1945. Printed caption on reverse: '71620 AC- Colgate Relay Crew of the 364th Fighter Group, 67th Fighter Wing at 8th AFS F-375, Honnington [sic], England. 5/7/45. U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377253.jpg.webp?itok=lGhT-5tn)
- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Lansing, MI, USA | 9 March 1922 | Son of Sr. |
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Enlisted |
East Lansing, MI | 21 May 1942 | East Lansing, Michigan |
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Other Landing Accident |
Nuthampstead, Royston, Hertfordshire SG8, UK | 11 December 1943 | P38H 42-67052 suffered a landing accident when the gear collapsed at Nuthamstead/Sta 131. 'Art' was unhurt but with A/C 42-67052 categorized as Cat3 damaged. |
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Died |
7 October 2014 | ||
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Buried |
Grand Rapids, MI | 10 October 2014 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. |
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Other Demoted |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
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Other Promoted |
Wittering, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
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Other Transferred |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
AccidentReports.com, ;
King's Cliffe Memorial Edition;
Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 417 ;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Roger Freeman Photo.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Rowley%2C+Arthur+... Accident record Details.
http://collier-butler.tributes.com/dignitymemorial/obituary/Arthur-N.-Ro... Burial Details.
Roger Freeman Photo.
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Rowley%2C+Arthur… Accident record Details.
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