Arvid S Dahl

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in service 29 December 1943. Accident in A/C #42-39883 'Ruthless' flying through overcast, plane crashed into a mountain while on a non-operational mission, ferrying selected members of two 95th BG, 334th BS crews to R&R at The Palace Hotel in Southport.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ruthless
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

North Dakota 30 October 1918

Other

Killed in Service (KIS)

North Wales 29 December 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Changed label for the Died event to "Killed in Service (KIS)" per info in the "Summary biography".

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Contributorgwgrove
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95th BG Operational Records, AFHRA Microfilm Reel B0187 (Special Orders #207, Paragraph #1, dtd 21 Dec 1943 & #213, Paragraph #9, dtd 28 Dec 1943), Accident Report #179.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php Losses of the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol. I, p. 443, NARA