Arthur Steinmetz

Military

Shot down on 6 September 1943 in B-17 #425890. Forced landing near Poissy 20 miles west of Paris. Train to south of France Lavalanet, Foix. Walked over the Pyrenees to Barcelona by way of Andorra. From Barcelona went to Saragosa to Alamha D'Aragon, then by train to Gibralter. Plane back to England. Returned to the USA by the end of December 1943

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

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AFEES; MACR 740, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 268 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia