Elwood Dale Arp

Military

Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 42-5763 'Bomb-Boogie'. Evaded.

 

Awards: AM (2OLC), EAME (1BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (LL-F, serial number 42-5763) nicknamed "Bomb Boogie" of the 91st Bomb Group. Image watermarked: 'Crown Copyright Reserved.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '17/7/43 Tempsford [refers to Bomb Boogie's forced landing at RAF Tempsford on this date] MIA 6/9/43.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bomb Boogie
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Mason City, Nebraska 3 January 1919 Born Mason City, Nebraska

Enlisted

Omaha, Nebraska 20 January 1942 Enlisted Omaha, Nebraska

Other

Evaded

Germany 6 September 1943

Died

Oak Hill, California 9 April 2005 Died Oak Hill, California

Buried

Oak Park Cemetery Claremont, Los Angeles County, California 12 April 2005 Interred Oak Park Cemetery Claremont, Los Angeles County, California

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 514 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database