Arthur C Cundy Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
North American P-51D-15-NA Mustang, "Alabama Rammer Jammer", s/n 44-15092, 352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF. Lt. Cundy's assigned aircraft. He was KIA on March 11,1945 when it developed a coolant leak that led to engine failure and fire. He was last seen diving through the clouds towards the North Sea. His body was never found.
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Object Number - UPL 5594 - Capt. Horace Q. Waggoner and Lt. Arthur C. Cundy pictured with ground crew. North American P-51D-15-NA Mustang, "Alabama Rammer Jammer", s/n...
Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) in P-51 44-1469 into North Sea Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: DFC, AM (9OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Lulu Belle II Alabama Rammer Jammer
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Atlanta, GA | 19 October 1942 | |
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Based |
Raydon | 20 August 1944 - 11 March 1945 | Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Promotion |
Raydon, UK | 17 November 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Died |
North Sea | 11 March 1945 | |
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Other Promotion |
13 March 1945 | Promoted to Captain. Posthumously. | |
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Born |
Jefferson County, AL | Son of Arthur C Cundy Snr. | |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
