Elwood Dale Arp
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bomb Boogie
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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