Arthur J Tweedel
MilitaryDamaged by fighters prior to reaching the target at Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-17F #42-30829 'The Princess Pat' crashed N of Neustadt after the crew baled out. Killed in Action (KIA).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Princess Pat
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
8 March 1944 | ||
Born |
Port Arthur, Texas, USA | ||
Buried |
Texas | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 8 March 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3081 / MACR 3081, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database