Arthur Terhorst

Military

media-31946.jpeg UPL 31946 Captain Parr and crew of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 28 August 1944.

Rear L-R: Capt Clinton J Parr, 1Lt Charles H Blevins, 1Lt Gerald E Hansen, 1Lt John U Ridley Jr.

Front L-R: S/Sgt James E Holland, S/Sgt Arthur "Art" Terhorst, T/Sgt John L Allen, S/Sgt George C Daniels, S/Sgt Louis A Perez.

https://www.fold3.com/image/32164466?terms=Clinton%20J%20Parr

Object Number - UPL 31946 - Captain Parr and crew of the 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England,...

Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x missions. Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

Connections

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

615th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Clinton Joseph Parr

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16043438 / O-753240
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31485

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Old Ironsides
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

42-37981

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Belle of the Barbary Coast
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

42-97073

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

42-97600

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 351st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Washington, USA	19 February 1924	Son of William and Rena Terhorst.
Enlisted	Los Angeles, CA, USA	10 February 1943
Died	Fontana, CA, USA	13 January 2014
	Sierra Madre, CA 91024, USA
Buried	Riverside National Cemetery, 22495 Van Buren Blvd, Riverside, CA 92518, USA		Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA.
Based	Deenethorpe		Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.
Other End Tour Duty (ETD)	England, UK		Ended Tour Duty (ETD).

Revisions

Date5 Mar 2018 13:37:02

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/page/90902726-arthur-terhorst/facts
https://www.fold3.com/image/630622501
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3028
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123542851/arthur-terhorst

Date27 Sep 2014 18:04:01

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3028

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