John A Arnold
Military
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UPL 23646
Pilots of 63rd Fighter Squadron Jan/Feb 1945. (From L-R) Top Row: Willard C Scherz, Alfred M Bolender, Jay P Green, John W Keeler, John T Bradshaw, Edwin M Crosthwait, James C Naylor, Pershing B Trumble, Edgar J Huff, Thomas B Hennessy, Russell W Campbell, Eugene W Andermatt. Bottom Row: Vernon A Smith, Carl J Bokina, John A Arnold, Emmett S Barrentine, Thomas W Smith Jr., William R Hoffman, Robert E Bailey, Arthur T Shupe, William M Woods, (Flight Surgeon), Thomas W Queen Jr., Paul C Dawson, John C Fahringer, Nathan S Neu, (Supply).
Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Assigned |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 26 October 1944 - 20 July 1945 | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Crashed |
Birch Walk, RAF Lakenheath, Brandon IP27 9RA, UK | 16 January 1945 | Baled Out due to Weather RAF Birch Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt John A Arnold, 16-Jan-45. P-47D 44-19886 - 63FS 56FG 8AF. |
Other Crashed |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 12 February 1945 | Take Off Accident Boxted/Sta 150 Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt John A Arnold, 12-Feb-45. P-47D 42-28438 - 63FS 56FG 8AF |
Other Promoted |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 13 March 1945 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 20 July 1945 | Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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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 / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm