Karl Barnett Arundale

Military

Karl Arundale was Co-Pilot on B-17F #42-3029 "Wallaroo", shot down by Flak on mission to V-weapons site at Le Meillard, France on 14 January 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Charles Cecil Finch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34393652
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Merle Ross Hungerford

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18014955 at enlistment, then O-421102
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot; Pilot

Arthur Carl Nilson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11021371
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Photographer

Angelo Phillips Petix

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13107303
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Joe B Vogel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18013320 at enlistment, then O-676182
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lewistown, Fulton County, Illinois, United States 5 August 1920

Enlisted

Peoria, Illinois, USA 15 May 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 14 January 1944 - 14 June 1945 Interned at Stalag Luft 1 per NARA WWII POW database : " Returned to military control (RMC) 14 June 1945."

Died

Havana, Illinois, USA 12 February 2002

Born

Havana, Mason County, Illinois, USA

Buried

Havana, Illinois, USA Karl Barnett rests at the Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Revisions

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Removed extra info in the "S/N" field.

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Posted the locations of the events from info in the event descriptions.

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NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
VA Gravesite Locator

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MACR # 1965

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http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=40936

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1965, 8th AF Losses