Arthur Findley Bailey

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Richard Wilson crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Swabisch Hall. Crashed at Dusseldorf on 13-Sep-44 in B-24 'Times Awaisting' 44-40234 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8860



Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-746499
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Times Awaisting
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, IL 30 March 1916 Son of Elwin L and Bertha V [Landess] Bailey.

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 20 June 1942 Chicago, Illinois

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Dusseldorf, Germany 13 September 1944 - 13 September 1944 Richard Wilson crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Swabisch Hall. Crashed at Dusseldorf on 13-Sep-44 in B-24 'Times Awaisting' 44-40234 KIA MACR 8860

Based

Metfield 13 September 1944 Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Re-Interred Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial Luxembourg Plot B Row 8 Grave 18

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
/ MACR 8860

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 8860 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database