Arthur Laurence Foreman

Military

Arthur Foreman was Bombardier on B-24 'Begin The Beguine' #41-28619 on the mission to the Juvincourt airfield, France on 23 July 1944. Shot down by Flak over Holland, caught fire and exploded. Debris were spread over large area West of Vlissingen, Zeeland Province, The Netherlands. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12170341 at enlistment, then O-818139
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33598302
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38404158
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18154535
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39277430
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Nose Turret Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Begin The Beguine
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 9C

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA 12 January 1922

Enlisted

Los Angeles, California, USA 24 January 1944

Other

Captured

23 June 1944 after landing in parachute NE of Vlissingen, Zeeland Province, The Netherlands and sent to the German Marine hospital in Bergen-op-Zoom

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Bad Sulza, Thuringia, Germany 23 June 1944 Interned at Stalag 9C, Bad Sulza, Saxe-Weimar, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control 16 July 1945.”

Died

West Los Angeles, California, USA 31 January 2015
Los Angeles, California, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Changed the location for the POW event per records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 6232
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N & POW camp info per records for POWs at the National Archives.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added nickname.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6232 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database