Arthur Ralph Jungwirth
MilitaryAssigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Emden in B-17 42-30415 'Lucky Lady' 11-Dec-43; shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Orvelte, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1257
Award: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
(his name does not appear in the NARA POW database)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15019686 / O-796766
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sugar Puss III, Lucky Lady
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Menomonie, Wisconsin | 8 September 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 25 September 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
Other Shot Down |
Orvelte, Netherlands | 11 December 1943 | |
Other Discharged USAAF |
22 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Tucson, AZ | 12 August 2006 | |
Buried |
Guardian Angel Cemetery Stevens Point, Portage County, WI | 17 August 2006 | Guardian Angel Cemetery Stevens Point, Portage County, Wisconsin, USA |
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1257 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database