Arthur S Pakula
Military
JMF
Object Number - UPL 41374 - Lt. Arthur J. Pakula, 456th BS, 323rd BG. Location is likely Laon/Athies Airfield, France. 1944
My dad, 1st Lt. Arthur S. Pakula enlisted in the Army Air Corps on July 9, 1941 at the age of 18 years. He served in the Pacific and European Theaters. Arthur received his silver wings and commission as a B-26 Marauder pilot in June 1944. He was assigned to the 323rd Bombardment Group, 456th Squadron, with the 9th Air Corps Group. 1st Lt. Arthur S. Pakula completed 63 combat missions and was discharged on August 1, 1945.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Georgia Miss
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 456th Bomb Squadron
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Military record and report of separation certificate of service for Arthur S. Pakula (0-819703) 1 Aug. 1945.
Jackie Pakula Fitzgerald is the source of this information from 1st Lt. Arthur S. Pakula's pilot flight logs and family news paper clippings. She is the daughter of 1st Lt. Arthur S. Pakula. (1923-1997)