Arthur M Stone Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, six men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men UPL 67784 UPL 67784 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 27 December 1944/Altenahr, Germany.
Back L-R: Emil Edward Pluhar (TG/OBS, Albert J. Merlis (N), Alfons Francis Urwal (N), Arthur Martin Stone Jr. (AC), Carl Warren Schwob (N).
Front L-R: Carl Richard Euting (FG), Robert Frank Brown (FG), John Henry Herzog Jr. (P), James B. Saunders (B), Henry Bauer (TT), George Frank Palacek, (RO).
John Herzog’s last mission.

https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/77518/category/LeadCrews

545th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 764 44-8008 Grafton Underwood Emil E Pluhar Albert L Merlis Alfons Francis Uriwal Arthur M Stone Carl W Schwob Carl R Euting Robert Brown John H Herzog James B Saunders Henry Bauer George F Palecek On

Object Number - UPL 67784 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 27 December 1944/Altenahr, Germany. Back L-R: Emil Edward Pluhar (TG/OBS, Albert J. Merlis (N), Alfons Francis Urwal...

Prior to his assignment to the 384th Bomb Group then Captain Stone flew 25 combat missions with the 92nd Bomb Group, 525th Bomb Squadron. On 10 January 1945 Major Stone flew as Group Lead. his B-17 left the formation 20 minutes prior to the I.P, apparently due to Flak damage. No communications were received from his aircraft regarding the abort. The crash site and fate of the crew are unknown according to MACR 11578. Major Stone is buried or memorialized at Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Kenneth D Hicks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Edward J Kampel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

44-8007

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Screaming Eagle
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group

44-8008

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group

44-8216

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 545th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

10 January 1945

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery Tablets of the Missing

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11578, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=s...

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Changed the first name and surname from ALL Caps to a mix of Upper & Lower case.

Date
ContributorHotelie1970
Changes
Sources

https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/LossList.php and https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=339321

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Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, six men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 67784 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 27 December 1944...