Arnold L Hovey

Military

Shot down by fighters on return from mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-31372 'Malayan Lady' or 'Harass Dragon'. Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

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Units served with

323rd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

91st Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31372

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Malayan Lady, Harass Dragon
Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bassingbourn airfield looking east, Whaddon is at the top, the bomb dump is to the left of the main runway, which runs vertically; the control tower and technical site with four C-Type hangars is on the right, 23 August 1945. Photograph taken by No. 542 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/692. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Hangen, Wisconsin, USA
Other Prisoner of War (POW)	Germany	11 January 1944

Event

Location

Date

Description

Born

Hangen, Wisconsin, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany

11 January 1944

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:03:58

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1917 / MACR 1917, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database