Arthur Stern
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland 17-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38046; Mid-air collision, crashed Kamberg, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13080
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33784012
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2069965
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20221396
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Togglier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37630603
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33882650
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Charleston, WV | 21 July 1942 | Charleston, West Virginia |
Died |
Kamberg, Germany | 17 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland 17-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38046; Mid-air collision, crashed Kamberg, Germany KIA MACR 13080 |
Born |
Ironton, Lawrence County, Ohio | Son of Robert Stern. | |
Buried |
Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Magratten, Netherlands Plot H Row 7 Grave 18 | ||
Based |
Eye | 17 February 1945 | Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13080