William Albert Arends
Military
Object Number - UPL 18841 - P/O William Albert Arends 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. The cartoon, from his own hands, depicts the 'four horsemen of the apocalypse' and referred to him and...
Joined RAFVR, assigned to 133S, crashed in Spitfire P8595 [written off] nr Epworth, Lincolnshire, after a collision in the air with P8438 [P/O Samuel Fisk Whedon successfully deployed his chute, but killed in landing]. 3-4-42.
Lost on fighter sweep to St. Omer in Spitfire Vb EP168. On the return, attacked by a half dozen Fw190's. Managed to take one with him before succumbing to the odds. Killed in Action (KIA) 20-6-42.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group 109th Reconnaissance Squadron 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 336th Fighter Squadron No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-885127
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: No 133 'Eagle' Squadron
- Service Numbers: 101462
- Highest Rank: Pilot Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Memorial
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Crashed Mid Air |
Epworth, North Lincolnshire, UK | 3 April 1942 | Crashed in Spitfire P8595 [written off] nr Epworth, Lincolnshire, after a collision in the air with P8438 [P/O Samuel Fisk Whedon successfully deployed his chute, but killed in landing]. 3-4-42. |
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Died |
Saint-Omer, France | 20 June 1942 | Lost on fighter sweep to St. Omer in Spitfire Vb EP168. On the return, attacked by a half dozen Fw190's. Managed to take one with him before succumbing to the odds. Killed in Action (KIA) 20-6-42. |
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Born |
Tulare, CA 93274, USA | Son of Harm A and Pearl F Arends, of Tulare, California, USA. | |
| Visalia, CA, USA | |||
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Buried |
Pihen-lès-Guînes, France | Pihen-les-Guines Communal Cemetery, Pihen-les-Guines Departement du Pas-de-Calais. | |
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Other Joined RAFVR |
Canada | Joined Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. | |
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Other Assigned |
Biggin Hill, London SE19 3HY, UK | Assigned to 133 [Eagle] Sqn RAF. |
Revisions
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
