Arnold Daniel Springer
MilitaryAssigned to 367BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 24-Apr-44 in B-17 42-31758. Landed in Switzerland. Interned
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
La Madera, New Mexico | 9 July 1923 | Born La Madera, New Mexico |
Enlisted |
12 July 1941 | ||
Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 24 April 1944 | Interned Switzerland |
Died |
4 October 1987 | ||
Buried |
Churchill County Cemetery Fallon, Nevada | 7 October 1987 | Interred Churchill County Cemetery Fallon, Churchill County, Nevada |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database