Arthur H Stanton

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42-39783. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Clayton Willard Bates

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13068908
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
Staff-Sergeant Robert J Brockman of the 379th Bomb Group paints a mission marking onto the nose of B-17 Flying Fortress 42-39783, nicknamed "Blues in the Knight". Image stamped on reverse: 'International News Photos.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publciation 6 Apr 1944.' [stamp] and '314922.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '' HB 35. S/Sgt. Robert Brackman chalks up 38th Bomb on "Blues in the night" ( See above for details).'

Robert James Brockman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35310857
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Wayne Milson Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19115504
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Frederick Albert Lee High

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-707054
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Henry Patrick McGreevy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20153772 at enlistment, then O-757896
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

Staff-Sergeant Robert J Brockman of the 379th Bomb Group paints a mission marking onto the nose of B-17 Flying Fortress 42-39783, nicknamed "Blues in the Knight". Image stamped on reverse: 'International News Photos.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publciation 6 Apr 1944.' [stamp] and '314922.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '' HB 35. S/Sgt. Robert Brackman chalks up 38th Bomb on "Blues in the night" ( See above for details).'

42-39783

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blues in the Knight
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

28 November 1921 New York, United States

Enlisted

18 December 1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 19 May 1944 in the loss of B-17 #42-39783 over Blekendorf, Germany
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Buried

Arthur Stanton rests at the Mobile National Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama
South Moorehead, Minnesota

Revisions

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Changes
Sources

Residence from Air Medal card on page 871 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143854121

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 4929
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Casualties for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
VA Gravesite Locator

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4929 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database