Arthur Hele

Military

Hele was inducted into the Service at Fort Snelling 31st December 1941 and was later assigned to 401 Squadron at MacDill Field, Florida as Maintenance Technician. He served three years as Ground Crew Chief with the 91st at Bassingbourn and was awarded the Bronze Star for his work in developing a way to keep the bombardier's window free of ice at altitude.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

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Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Arthur Hele.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia