Arthur P Cappellett
Military
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Robert Davenport Crew - 423rd BS, 306th BG
Arthur Cappellett enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 29 May 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was assigned to the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group as part of the Robert W. Davenport crew as a waist gunner on 5 April 1945. After VE day, he stayed with the 306th and was stationed at Istres, France (USAAF Station 196) as part of Operation Casey Jones - the aerial mapping of Europe.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Endicott, NY | 18 May 1926 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Dix, New Jersey | 29 May 1944 | |
Died |
Vestal, NY | 9 February 2012 |
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Sources
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia