Mitchell Lionel McArthur

Military

Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD

Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

People

Aircraft

42-3266

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Sittin' Bull
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron

42-6080

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Floozie Flossy | Mary Ruth | The WeWa Special
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 36th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group

42-6098

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Superstitious Al-o-ysius
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron

Missions

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group fly in formation. Passed for publication 15 Nov 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S. Flying Fortresses In Action. Here is a series of pictures taken of Flying Fortresses over enemy territoty[sic] during a recent raid. These four engined "giants" are doing a good job with their successful daylight operations, and every bomb dropped is helping to speed up the end of the war. Photo Shows:- Aerial scenes of Fortresses over enemy territory in formation and in f

VIII Bomber Command 143

Date: 30 November 1943

VIII Bomber Command 140

Date: 29 November 1943

VIII Bomber Command 138

Date: 26 November 1943

VIII Bomber Command 134

Date: 19 November 1943

A flight of B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 303rd Bomb Group fly above the clouds on their way to Norway. B-17F (BN-T, serial number 41-24561) nicknamed "The Duchess", of the 359th Bomb Squadron, is visible in the foreground. Printed caption on reverse: ' 67417 USAF - Flying high above a blanket of fleecy clouds, a formation of 8th Air Force Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" drones steadily on towards the target somewhere in Norway on 16 November 1943. Air Force Photo.'

VIII Bomber Command 131

Date: 16 November 1943

Places

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Weidman, MI	28 May 1923	Son of Leon G and Gladys I [Carr] McArthur.
Enlisted	Detroit, MI	18 December 1941	Detroit, Michigan
Other 95th BG Combat Tour	Horham Airfield, UK	29 May 1943 - 24 January 1944
Other Discharged USAAF		2 September 1944	Honourable discharge.
Died	Sherman, Isabella County, MI	27 February 1983
Buried	Fairview Cemetery Weidman, Isabella County, MI	2 March 1983	Fairview Cemetery Weidman, Isabella County, Michigan, USA

Revisions

Date14 Mar 2021 16:17:55

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58858553/mitchell-l-mcarthur

Date14 Mar 2021 16:03:39

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/302124808
https://www.fold3.com/image/661813267
https://www.fold3.com/record/43498717/mitchell-mcarthur-social-security…
https://www.fold3.com/record/84369084/mitchell-l-mcarthur-wwii-army-enl…
https://www.fold3.com/record/622570640/mitchell-mcarthur-1923-veterans-…
https://www.fold3.com/record/704267179/mcarthur-mitchell-l-u-s-wwii-hos…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58858553/mitchell-l-mcarthur

Date23 Aug 2020 02:03:02

Contributor466thHistorian

Changes

Sources

https://95thbg.mmsw.eu/person/4321
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1182013
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3171&h=2026928…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58858553/mitchell-l-mcarthur

https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=2686193…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:20:19

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

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