Arthur H Stanton
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42-39783. Killed in Action (KIA).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700623
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36127786
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18220958
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06561481 at enlistment, then O-807090
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
28 November 1921 | New York, United States | |
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Enlisted |
18 December 1941 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 19 May 1944 | in the loss of B-17 #42-39783 over Blekendorf, Germany |
| Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
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Buried |
Arthur Stanton rests at the Mobile National Cemetery in Mobile, Alabama | ||
| South Moorehead, Minnesota |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
Residence from Air Medal card on page 871 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/143854121
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
MACR 4929
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Casualties for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
VA Gravesite Locator
ContributorAAM
Changes
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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