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SGT Arnold Henry Andersen

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SGT Arnold Henry Andersen

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
27 May 1944 (aged 21)
South Hadley Falls, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 12E
Memorial ID
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Arnold served as a Sergeant on B-24J Liberator (#42-100024), 112th Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.

He resided in Illinois prior to the war.

Arnold was killed in the "Line Of Duty", along with 9 other airmen, when his B-24J bomber crashed during a training flight near South Hadley, Massachusetts.

At the time of his death he was assigned to the 112th Base Unit, Westover Field, Massachusetts.

Service # 36736594

The other 9 airmen who died with him include:

Ashley, William M., Jr., 2nd Lt, Ohio
Dechert, Wilburn H., Sgt, Engineer, Texas
Dowden, Donald D., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Minnesota
Griffith, Ambrose D., Sgt, Massachusetts
Lloyd, Ronald C., Corp, Gunner, Delaware
Logan, John D., 2nd Lt
Malcolm, Talbot M., Jr., 2nd Lt, Pilot, New Jersey
Ohr, Robert J., Corp, Illinois
Padgett, Kearney W., Corp, Mississippi

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

ID: 36736594 DNB
From Chicago, IL.
Arnold served as a Sergeant on B-24J Liberator (#42-100024), 112th Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II.

He resided in Illinois prior to the war.

Arnold was killed in the "Line Of Duty", along with 9 other airmen, when his B-24J bomber crashed during a training flight near South Hadley, Massachusetts.

At the time of his death he was assigned to the 112th Base Unit, Westover Field, Massachusetts.

Service # 36736594

The other 9 airmen who died with him include:

Ashley, William M., Jr., 2nd Lt, Ohio
Dechert, Wilburn H., Sgt, Engineer, Texas
Dowden, Donald D., 2nd Lt, Navigator, Minnesota
Griffith, Ambrose D., Sgt, Massachusetts
Lloyd, Ronald C., Corp, Gunner, Delaware
Logan, John D., 2nd Lt
Malcolm, Talbot M., Jr., 2nd Lt, Pilot, New Jersey
Ohr, Robert J., Corp, Illinois
Padgett, Kearney W., Corp, Mississippi

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

ID: 36736594 DNB
From Chicago, IL.

Bio by: ShaneO


Inscription

Illinois, Sgt Air Corps



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  • Created by: JD
  • Added: Oct 27, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79393232/arnold_henry-andersen: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Arnold Henry Andersen (21 Nov 1922–27 May 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 79393232, citing Concordia Cemetery, Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by JD (contributor 47267031).