Arthur Charles Rinne
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Via David Canfield
Object Number - UPL 53991 - Arthur C Rinne
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters and crashed NE of Gardelegen, GR on a mission to Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17 42-31079. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Oark Park, Illinois, USA | 15 December 1921 | Son of Herbert O Rinne. |
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Died |
6 March 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot B, Row 33, Grave 40 | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bassingbourn | 6 March 1944 | Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2897 / MACR 2897, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
