Joseph W Arant
Military ROLL OF HONOURStruck by 20mm shells, B-17G #42-31888 went out of control, exploded into to pieces and crashed E of Hamm, GR on a mission to Munster and Hamm, GR on 23 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
23 March 1944 | ||
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Born |
Padacsh, Kentucky, USA | ||
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, D-12-9 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 23 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3416 / MACR 3416, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database