MAJOR, USAF WWII KOREA VIETNAM
Command/Instructor Pilot
He was the son of William A Fitzpatrick and second wife Phoebe Ruddell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William had first married to Mary M McCullagh Fitzpatrick, and had re-married after her passing.
Arthur had siblings Charles, William, George, and Robert 'Jack' Fitzpatrick. He attended Germantown High School and Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first married Julia Clark Jones in 1946, however they later divorced. He married second to Marjorie Hilda Austin.
He enlisted in the Air Corps 11 March 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He had completed four years of high school.
As the Pilot, he survived the crash landing of B-24J #42-73390 which was forced during a training mission at March Field CA, 1 February 1944. There were six survivors and four fatalities. The crew members were~
Lt Arthur Fitzpatrick, Command Pilot, ASN O-797501
Lt Keith S Mendenhall, CoPilot, ASN O-886147
Lt Fritz Barkan, Jr, Navigator, ASN O-678665*
Sgt Samuel W Hawthorne, Flight Engineer, ASN O-13110996*
Lt Robert E Cook, Pilot, ASN O-757100
Lt Roy F Flatt, Jr, Pilot, ASN O-756210
Lt Harold W Gully, Pilot, ASN O-756222
Lt William A Prange, Pilot, ASN O-764441*
Lt Edwin V Rawley, Navigator, ASN O-701300
Lt Wesley E Sory, Navigator, ASN O-701392*
*Fatality
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Major Arthur Fitzpatrick, USAF (Ret)
1942-1966, ASN O-797501
Preflight Maxwell AAF AL
Primary Class 43B Decatur AAF AL
Basic Walnut Ridge AAF AR
Advanced Blytheville AAF AR
Commissioned 16 Feb 1943
B-24 standardization training
470th Bomb Group
Mountain Home AAF ID
B-24 crew training
Davis-Monthan AAF AZ
536thBS/382ndBG
B-24 crew training
6thBS/29thBG
Gowen AAF ID
B-24 crew training
539thBS/382ndBG
Pocatello AAF ID
B-24 Instructor Pilot
605thBS/399thBG
Wendover AAF UT
March AAF CA
He later flew 35 missions in the Pacific and finished the war in the 6th Emergency Rescue Squadron flying 'Dumbo' missions in the OA-10 and SB-17G.
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He is missed very much by his family, and especially his son, Scott, also a Pilot, and his daughter, Barbara.
Military Information: MAJOR, USAF WWII KOREA VIETNAM
Command/Instructor Pilot
He was the son of William A Fitzpatrick and second wife Phoebe Ruddell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William had first married to Mary M McCullagh Fitzpatrick, and had re-married after her passing.
Arthur had siblings Charles, William, George, and Robert 'Jack' Fitzpatrick. He attended Germantown High School and Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first married Julia Clark Jones in 1946, however they later divorced. He married second to Marjorie Hilda Austin.
He enlisted in the Air Corps 11 March 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He had completed four years of high school.
As the Pilot, he survived the crash landing of B-24J #42-73390 which was forced during a training mission at March Field CA, 1 February 1944. There were six survivors and four fatalities. The crew members were~
Lt Arthur Fitzpatrick, Command Pilot, ASN O-797501
Lt Keith S Mendenhall, CoPilot, ASN O-886147
Lt Fritz Barkan, Jr, Navigator, ASN O-678665*
Sgt Samuel W Hawthorne, Flight Engineer, ASN O-13110996*
Lt Robert E Cook, Pilot, ASN O-757100
Lt Roy F Flatt, Jr, Pilot, ASN O-756210
Lt Harold W Gully, Pilot, ASN O-756222
Lt William A Prange, Pilot, ASN O-764441*
Lt Edwin V Rawley, Navigator, ASN O-701300
Lt Wesley E Sory, Navigator, ASN O-701392*
*Fatality
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Major Arthur Fitzpatrick, USAF (Ret)
1942-1966, ASN O-797501
Preflight Maxwell AAF AL
Primary Class 43B Decatur AAF AL
Basic Walnut Ridge AAF AR
Advanced Blytheville AAF AR
Commissioned 16 Feb 1943
B-24 standardization training
470th Bomb Group
Mountain Home AAF ID
B-24 crew training
Davis-Monthan AAF AZ
536thBS/382ndBG
B-24 crew training
6thBS/29thBG
Gowen AAF ID
B-24 crew training
539thBS/382ndBG
Pocatello AAF ID
B-24 Instructor Pilot
605thBS/399thBG
Wendover AAF UT
March AAF CA
He later flew 35 missions in the Pacific and finished the war in the 6th Emergency Rescue Squadron flying 'Dumbo' missions in the OA-10 and SB-17G.
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He is missed very much by his family, and especially his son, Scott, also a Pilot, and his daughter, Barbara.
Military Information: MAJOR, USAF WWII KOREA VIETNAM
MAJOR, USAF WWII KOREA VIETNAM
Command/Instructor Pilot
He was the son of William A Fitzpatrick and second wife Phoebe Ruddell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William had first married to Mary M McCullagh Fitzpatrick, and had re-married after her passing.
Arthur had siblings Charles, William, George, and Robert 'Jack' Fitzpatrick. He attended Germantown High School and Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first married Julia Clark Jones in 1946, however they later divorced. He married second to Marjorie Hilda Austin.
He enlisted in the Air Corps 11 March 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He had completed four years of high school.
As the Pilot, he survived the crash landing of B-24J #42-73390 which was forced during a training mission at March Field CA, 1 February 1944. There were six survivors and four fatalities. The crew members were~
Lt Arthur Fitzpatrick, Command Pilot, ASN O-797501
Lt Keith S Mendenhall, CoPilot, ASN O-886147
Lt Fritz Barkan, Jr, Navigator, ASN O-678665*
Sgt Samuel W Hawthorne, Flight Engineer, ASN O-13110996*
Lt Robert E Cook, Pilot, ASN O-757100
Lt Roy F Flatt, Jr, Pilot, ASN O-756210
Lt Harold W Gully, Pilot, ASN O-756222
Lt William A Prange, Pilot, ASN O-764441*
Lt Edwin V Rawley, Navigator, ASN O-701300
Lt Wesley E Sory, Navigator, ASN O-701392*
*Fatality
-----
Major Arthur Fitzpatrick, USAF (Ret)
1942-1966, ASN O-797501
Preflight Maxwell AAF AL
Primary Class 43B Decatur AAF AL
Basic Walnut Ridge AAF AR
Advanced Blytheville AAF AR
Commissioned 16 Feb 1943
B-24 standardization training
470th Bomb Group
Mountain Home AAF ID
B-24 crew training
Davis-Monthan AAF AZ
536thBS/382ndBG
B-24 crew training
6thBS/29thBG
Gowen AAF ID
B-24 crew training
539thBS/382ndBG
Pocatello AAF ID
B-24 Instructor Pilot
605thBS/399thBG
Wendover AAF UT
March AAF CA
He later flew 35 missions in the Pacific and finished the war in the 6th Emergency Rescue Squadron flying 'Dumbo' missions in the OA-10 and SB-17G.
-----
He is missed very much by his family, and especially his son, Scott, also a Pilot, and his daughter, Barbara.
Military Information: MAJOR, USAF WWII KOREA VIETNAM
Command/Instructor Pilot
He was the son of William A Fitzpatrick and second wife Phoebe Ruddell of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. William had first married to Mary M McCullagh Fitzpatrick, and had re-married after her passing.
Arthur had siblings Charles, William, George, and Robert 'Jack' Fitzpatrick. He attended Germantown High School and Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first married Julia Clark Jones in 1946, however they later divorced. He married second to Marjorie Hilda Austin.
He enlisted in the Air Corps 11 March 1942 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He had completed four years of high school.
As the Pilot, he survived the crash landing of B-24J #42-73390 which was forced during a training mission at March Field CA, 1 February 1944. There were six survivors and four fatalities. The crew members were~
Lt Arthur Fitzpatrick, Command Pilot, ASN O-797501
Lt Keith S Mendenhall, CoPilot, ASN O-886147
Lt Fritz Barkan, Jr, Navigator, ASN O-678665*
Sgt Samuel W Hawthorne, Flight Engineer, ASN O-13110996*
Lt Robert E Cook, Pilot, ASN O-757100
Lt Roy F Flatt, Jr, Pilot, ASN O-756210
Lt Harold W Gully, Pilot, ASN O-756222
Lt William A Prange, Pilot, ASN O-764441*
Lt Edwin V Rawley, Navigator, ASN O-701300
Lt Wesley E Sory, Navigator, ASN O-701392*
*Fatality
-----
Major Arthur Fitzpatrick, USAF (Ret)
1942-1966, ASN O-797501
Preflight Maxwell AAF AL
Primary Class 43B Decatur AAF AL
Basic Walnut Ridge AAF AR
Advanced Blytheville AAF AR
Commissioned 16 Feb 1943
B-24 standardization training
470th Bomb Group
Mountain Home AAF ID
B-24 crew training
Davis-Monthan AAF AZ
536thBS/382ndBG
B-24 crew training
6thBS/29thBG
Gowen AAF ID
B-24 crew training
539thBS/382ndBG
Pocatello AAF ID
B-24 Instructor Pilot
605thBS/399thBG
Wendover AAF UT
March AAF CA
He later flew 35 missions in the Pacific and finished the war in the 6th Emergency Rescue Squadron flying 'Dumbo' missions in the OA-10 and SB-17G.
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He is missed very much by his family, and especially his son, Scott, also a Pilot, and his daughter, Barbara.
Military Information: MAJOR, USAF WWII KOREA VIETNAM
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