Arlie Gerald Arneson
Military
Object Number - UPL 51446 - S/Sgt Arlie G Arneson, 334BS, 95BG
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Bill Thomas crew. 24 x combat missions. POW
7-Apr-43, B-17 #42-3090 'Taint-a-bird' force landed near Clonakilty, County Cork Ireland. Crew was safe. RTD
B-17 #42-3267 ditched in Bay of Biscay out of fuel 28-Jun-43. RTD
Failed to Return (FTR) Saarlautern in B-17 #42-30045 'Fight'n 'n Bit'n' 4-Oct-43; hit by flak, ditched off Bayeux, France. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 744 / 1455
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-060187
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-791163
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wilder Nell II
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 334th Bomb Squadron 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: She's My Gal | Fight'n -n - Bit'n
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell-n-Back
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: T'aint A Bird II
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 1 334th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wenatchee, WA | 27 January 1920 | Son of Mrs A C Yates. |
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Enlisted |
5 August 1939 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Near Krems Austria | 4 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Other Ditched POW |
Off Bayeux, France | 4 October 1943 | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
19 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Auburn, WA | 8 March 2004 | |
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Buried |
Mountain View CemeteryAuburn,King County, WA | 11 March 2004 | Mountain View Cemetery Auburn, King County, Washington |
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Based |
Horham | 4 October 1943 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
Added POW Camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 744 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor; MACR 744, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 101, 169, NARA POW web site
