Henry Shockley Arnold
Military
Via Henry's son Steve
Object Number - UPL 61438 - T/Sgt Henry S. Arnold
In service from Oct '42 to Sept '45. Henry S. Arnold joined the Army in the summer of 1942 and asked to serve in the Army Air Forces. After completing Aircraft Mechanics School in Gulfport, MS, he volunteered for Gunnery School and was sent to Kingman, AZ. In the fall of 1943 he began his combat tour in the 94th Bomb Group, 331st Bomb Squadron as a ball turret gunner on B-17 'Miss Donna Mae'. He completed 26 missions between November 29, 1943 and April 19, 1944. He then volunteered for Pacific combat duty and began B-29 training. In September 1945, he was discharged from military service.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Donna Mae
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Birmingham, Alabama | 16 January 1924 | Born Birmingham, Alabama |
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Died |
28 November 2013 | ||
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Buried |
Southern Heritage Cemetery Pelham, Alabama | 30 November 2013 | Interred Southern Heritage Cemetery Pelham, Shelby County, Alabama |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
