Arthur Edward Brittain
Military ROLL OF HONOURBack L-R: SSgt. Walter C. Parkins (FG), TSgt. Philip E. Schmidlapp (TT), SSgt. Floyd M. Wingate (FG), TSgt. Arthur E. Brittain (RO), SSgt. Win R. Smalley (BT)
Front L-R: 1st Lt. Gordon K. Stallings (OBS/TG), Capt. Richard T. Carrington Jr. (AC/CP), Capt. Michael H. Smithwick (B), Capt. Raymond P. Ketelsen (P), 1st Lt. Robin Everett Taber (N)
384th Bomb Group collection
The Quentin Bland Collection.
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943. Shot down 12-Aug-43 in B-17 42-3231 'The Inferno'. Missing in Action (MIA). MACR 287
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37369181
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 23 June 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Other Missing in Action (MIA) |
Erfstadt, Germany | 12 August 1943 - 12 August 1943 | Shot down 12-Aug-43 in B-17 42-3231 'The Inferno'. Missing in Action (KIA). MACR 287 |
Born |
South Carolina | Son of Thomas Pinkney and Fanny [Wingo] Brittain. | |
Other Memorial |
Margraten, The Netherlands | Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Tablets of the Missing | |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | 12 August 1943 | Assigned to 545BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56297080/arthur-edward-brittain
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 287 / MACR 287, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database