Arthur G Bodei

Military
media-21422.jpeg UPL 21422 POW photo of Second Lieutenant Arthur G Bodei.

Sent through to the museum by Arthur Bodei's granddaughter, Faith.

Object Number - UPL 21422 - POW photo of Second Lieutenant Arthur G Bodei.

Arthur G Bodei served as a bombardier with the 100th Bomb Group. He was shot down on his first mission on 26 November 1943 in B-17 #4231215 at La Neuville. It was part of a raid on a ball bearing plant, Paris. He was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW) and held at Stalag Luft I.



He flew on this mission with waist gunner Leo J Bianchi, whose memories of what happened have been posted on the 100th Bomb Group Foundation website: https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62:war…



Here is a link to Arthur Bodei's record on the 100th Bomb Group Foundation website: https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=415&…

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31215

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

South Orange, New Jersey, USA 29 January 1924

Enlisted

Newark, NJ, USA 13 June 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 26 November 1943 - 12 June 1945

Died

26 February 2010

Buried

Andersonville National Cemetery, Andersonville, GA 31711, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=2&cat=all&tf…

100th Bomb Group Foundation database: https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=415&…

ww2pow record: http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=45823

Findagrave record: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=bodei&GSfn=arthur…;

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1394 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 1394, 100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001

Arthur G Bodei: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 21422 - POW photo of Second Lieutenant Arthur G Bodei.

Object number: UPL 21423 - Arthur G Bodei with his granddaughter Faith.