Arval James Roberson

Military
media-42968.jpeg UPL 42968 CPT Arval J. Roberson
Pilot
357th FG - 362nd FS
6 victory Ace

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Object Number - UPL 42968 - CPT Arval J. Roberson Pilot 357th FG - 362nd FS 6 victory Ace

Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. 76 x combat missions. Credited 6 1/2 air, 1 ground = 7 destroyed. ETD





Awards: DFC (3OLC), AM (15OLC), BSM, WWII Victory, American Campaign, EAME, AF Commendation, Croix de Guerre (Palm), OCC, UN and Korean medals.

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Units served with

Aircraft

The nose art of a P-51 Mustang (C5-V, serial number 44-13691) nicknamed "Passion Wagon" of the 364th Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group.

44-13691

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Passion Wagon Gypsy
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 362nd Fighter Squadron 364th Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Indiana, USA 14 November 1923 Son of Herman and Blanche N Roberson.

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA 15 June 1942 Los Angeles, California

Died

White Stone, VA 7 December 2007

Buried

Massachusetts National Cemetery, Bourne, Barnstable County, MA 10 December 2007 Massachusetts National Cemetery Bourne, Barnstable County, Massachusetts

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

Other

Promotion

Leiston, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Based

Leiston Assigned to 362FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/37108079
https://www.fold3.com/image/244541504
https://www.fold3.com/record/84992502-arval-j-roberson
https://www.fold3.com/record/74782460-arval-j-roberson
https://www.fold3.com/record/623967344-arval-roberson-1923
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arval_J._Roberson
https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Col.+Arval+James+%22Robie%22+Roberson,+U…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/72761738/arval-j-roberson

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / group history

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