Vernon Arthur Arneson
Military
Rear Row L - R : Sgt Clennie C Shults, S/Sgt Armand L Provencher, Unk, Sgt Adrian L Shutes, Sgt Edward Trambitsky, Unk.
Front row L-R : 2Lt Vernon A Arneson, Unk, Unk, 2Lt George J Gilmore Jr.
Unknowns - S/Sgt Frederic E Webb, S/Sgt Richard G Schmidt, 2Lt's John H Dean and Jerome E Kleinburg.
Object Number - UPL 37626 - Lt Vernon Arneson crew, 614BS, 401BG, 8AF. Rear Row L - R : Sgt Clennie C Shults, S/Sgt Armand L Provencher, Unk, Sgt Adrian L Shutes, Sgt Edward...
Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Osccherlsleben in B-17 42-38002; hit by flak, A/C set upon by fighters, 1 x engine dead, controls shotup, baled out. 22-Feb-44. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2661
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34472857
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13124339
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12093118
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15125071
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Benicia, California, USA | 13 November 1922 | Son of Arthur C and Helena [Gonsales] Arneson. |
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Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA | 13 April 1942 | |
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Other Baled out POW |
Brunswick, Germany | 22 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Osccherlsleben in B-17 42-38002; hit by flak, A/C set upon by fighters, 1 x engine dead, controls shotup, baled out. 22-Feb-44. POW MACR 2661 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 27 February 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
Benicia, CA | 30 January 1995 | |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Deenethorpe | 22 February 1944 | Assigned to 614BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Benicia, CA | Details as yet unknown, last resided Benicia, CA. Parents interred St Dominics Catholic Cemetery, Benicia, Solano County, CA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2661 / MACR 2661, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=189 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database