Arnold Francis Money
MilitaryBack L-R: S/Sg.t Norman Bergsma (Radio), S/Sg.t Leroy D. Kucharski (Gunner), T/Sgt. Cornelius P. Harrington (Engineer), S/Sgt. Arnold Money (Gunner), S/Sgt. Steve Kernitz (Gunner).
Front L-R: 2nd Lt. William D. Whitaker (Bombardier), 1st Lt. Herbert H. Newman (Pilot), 2nd Lt. William L. Frankhouser (Navigator), 2nd Lt. Paul G. Deininger (Co-Pilot).
Sourced from the 398th.org archive photos.
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 2-Nov-44 in B-17 42-102562 'Knockout'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10157
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1291318
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
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 Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Tacoma, Washington, USA | 5 April 1924 | Son of Frank H and Mary Jane [Miller] Money. |
Enlisted |
31 July 1943 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 2 November 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Baled out POW |
Merseburg, Germany | 2 November 1944 | Shot down 2-Nov-44 in B-17 42-102562 'Knockout'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 10157 |
Other Discharged USAAF |
5 November 1945 | ||
Died |
Buckley, WA | 21 June 1994 | |
Based |
Nuthampstead | 2 November 1944 | Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Buckley Cemetery, Buckley, WA | Buckley Cemetery Buckley, Pierce County, WA |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16792363/arnold-f_-money
Removed # from A/C serial NO. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # 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 10157 / MACR 10157; Fortresses Over Nuthampstead, pg 39 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database