Arthur H Canton

Military
media-26837.jpeg UPL 26837 National Archives and Records Administration

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Object Number - UPL 26837

Shot down by flak and crashed E of St Martin, FR on a mission to Pas-de-Calais, FR on 28 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31751. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2883



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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Salter S Clark

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-748364
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31751

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lady Luck
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron

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family photo album

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family photos

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Family Photo Album

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Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 2883

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2883, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

Arthur H Canton: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 26838 - Canton, Arthur H.

Arthur H. Canton

Object number: UPL 78185 - Arthur H. Canton