Eugene Arning

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-41765.jpeg UPL 41765 From Class of 43 - 6 - 'SHARK CLASS' - April 1943 San Angelo AAC Base, Texas

San Angelo AAF Bombardier School Year Book

Object Number - UPL 41765 - From Class of 43 - 6 - 'SHARK CLASS' - April 1943 San Angelo AAC Base, Texas

Shot down 28 April 1944 in B-17 #42-38061 'Georgia Rebel II'. Killed in Action (KIA). 



Earlier 29 December 1943 accident in B-17 #42-30765 'Chug-a-lug' on a slow-time flight. A/C landed in a small field hitting some trees while landing in Wiltshire. 5 RTD.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chug a Lug IV
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Georgia Rebel II
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

28 April 1944

Born

Taylor, Texas, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 28 April 1944

Revisions

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Updated Highest Rank and Added S/N per MACR 4241 at Fold3.com.

SOURCE:  https://www.fold3.com/image/28623244/28623307

 

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 4241, Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 442 with pix of a/c / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4241 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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