Arthur D Erwin

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and crashed at Hanover on 6/20/44 in B-24 #42-95217, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-52746

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ready Betty Sky Master
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron

42-95217

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

20 June 1944

Born

Texarkana, Arkansas, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 20 June 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5935 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database