Charles Clay Arthaud

Military
media-22840.jpeg UPL 22840 Lt Arthaud, pilot of the North American P-51D Mustang 'Gabriel's Horn III', crew chief T/Sgt Mcdonald and other ground crew beside the plane of the 20th Fighter Group.

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Object Number - UPL 22840 - Lt Arthaud, pilot of the North American P-51D Mustang 'Gabriel's Horn III', crew chief T/Sgt Mcdonald and other ground crew beside the plane of the...

Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 1/2 Me109, 1.5 Fw190.



Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.



Post War: Remained in USAF till 1965.



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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 367th Fighter Group
  • Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Gabriel's Horn III
  • Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chillicothe, MO 64601, USA 17 January 1920 Son of Charles Phillip and Cecille [Claybrook] Arthaud.

Enlisted

Santa Ana Aab, CA 4 November 1942 Santa Ana Aab, California

Other

Promoted

King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK 10 January 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Assigned

King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK 10 January 1944 - 24 April 1944 Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 25 April 1944 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Other

Crashed

Humber Ln, Hull HU12, UK 22 May 1944 Forced Landing Engine Failure Humber Ln, East Riding Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Charles C Arthuad, 22-May-44. P-38J 42-68117 - 77FS 20FG 8AF.

Died

Chillicothe, MO 64601, USA 24 July 1982
Chillicothe, MO 64601, USA

Buried

Edgewood Cemetery Chillicothe Livingston County MO Edgewood Cemetery Chillicothe Livingston County Missouri, USA.

Revisions

Date
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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- King's Cliffe Memorial Edition

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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