Harold S Arnold
Military
Object Number - UPL 52690 - 1st Lt Harold S Arnold, 401BG.
Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 23 x combat missions. Clyde Lewis crew.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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
People

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-800905
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little moe
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pakawalup II
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Ironsides
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Morning Star, Tail End Charlie
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron 615th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Omar The Dent Maker, The Devil's Daughter
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 December 1943
- Date: 13 December 1943

- Date: 5 January 1944
- Date: 21 January 1944
- Date: 29 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Camden, ME | 11 December 1917 | Son of Colburn and Emma Arnold. |
Enlisted |
Fort Devens, MA | 8 January 1942 | Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
Died |
3 August 1973 | ||
Buried |
Mount View Cemetery Camden, Knox County, ME | 6 August 1973 | Mount View Cemetery Camden, Knox County, Maine |
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=758