Filbert E Arbogast

Military
Black and white portrait of Airman Filbert E. Arbogast in dress uniform Filbert E. Arbogast UPL 60309 Filbert E. 'Fil' Arbogast, Co-Pilot, 601st BS, 398th BG. POW Nov. 2, 1944

Object Number - UPL 60309 - Filbert E. 'Fil' Arbogast, Co-Pilot, 601st BS, 398th BG. POW Nov. 2, 1944

Prisoner of War. Crashed on 11/2/44 near Merseburg in B-17 43-38670

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ruptured Duck
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Union County, Pennsylvania, USA 3 June 1921 Union County, Pennsylvania, USA

Prisoner of war

2 November 1944

Died

Martinsville, Morgan County, Indiana, USA 21 June 1997

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10156 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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