Charles Clay Arthaud
Military
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A12265-66811AC
Object Number - UPL 22840 - Lt Arthaud, pilot of the North American P-51D Mustang 'Gabriel's Horn III', crew chief T/Sgt Mcdonald and other ground crew beside the plane of the...
Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 1/2 Me109, 1.5 Fw190.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post War: Remained in USAF till 1965.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chillicothe, MO 64601, USA | 17 January 1920 | Son of Charles Phillip and Cecille [Claybrook] Arthaud. |
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Enlisted |
Santa Ana Aab, CA | 4 November 1942 | Santa Ana Aab, California |
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Other Promoted |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 10 January 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other Assigned |
King's Cliffe, Peterborough PE8, UK | 10 January 1944 - 24 April 1944 | Assigned to 77FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 25 April 1944 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Other Crashed |
Humber Ln, Hull HU12, UK | 22 May 1944 | Forced Landing Engine Failure Humber Ln, East Riding Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Charles C Arthuad, 22-May-44. P-38J 42-68117 - 77FS 20FG 8AF. |
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Died |
Chillicothe, MO 64601, USA | 24 July 1982 | |
| Chillicothe, MO 64601, USA | |||
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Buried |
Edgewood Cemetery Chillicothe Livingston County MO | Edgewood Cemetery Chillicothe Livingston County Missouri, USA. |
Revisions
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- King's Cliffe Memorial Edition
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