Arvid Oliver Dahl
Military
Object Number - UPL 40020 - "Lt. Dahl and crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 31 August 1943."
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 2 tours (47 missions) Schweinfurt August 1943 and 14 October 1943; acting C. O. 524th Sq August - November 1944; Pilot B-17 first (and only) glide bomb mission on Cologne 1943; flew only squadron Group Wing leads after September 1943
Awards: SS, DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
1 probable ME 109 (flew as Tail Gunner), Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 232
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10600461
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12164187
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12129304
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34030547
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Minneapolis, Minnesota | 20 May 1917 | Son of George and Emma Dahl. |
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Died |
Gig Harbor, WA | 24 November 2008 | |
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Buried |
Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, WA | 27 November 2008 | Tahoma National Cemetery Kent, King County, WA |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self