Darwin Eugene Arnold
Military
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UPL 52334
Lt Hawg [sic] and crew of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress of the 390th Bomb Group pose in front of their plane at their base in England on 19 March 1944.
Back row: Walter Backman, Darwin Arnold, Warren Hawes, Andrew Archiopoli.
Front row: Mark Overstreet , Johnny Enlow, Charles Kane, Howard Reppert, Elvis Lehman
Back row: Walter Backman, Darwin Arnold, Warren Hawes, Andrew Archiopoli.
Front row: Mark Overstreet , Johnny Enlow, Charles Kane, Howard Reppert, Elvis Lehman
US Air Force Official Photo via Fold3
Re-upload of UPL 44546 (now deleted) due to technical error with original image.
Darwin Arnold was Co-Pilot on the Warren Hawes Crew (Crew Number 18) in the 390th Bomb Group. He flew most missions on B-17 #42-31717 “HELLS BELLS”.
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17071899 at enlistment
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39255625
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19102610 at enlistment
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12164116
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hells Bells
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
30 December 1917 | Harkins, Saunders County, Nebraska | |
Enlisted |
23 December 1940 | ||
Died |
15 August 1993 | ||
Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File
2005 e-mail correspondence with fellow crew member Johnny Enlow's nephew Troy
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Arnold%2C+Darwin+E