Arthur P Cappellett
Military
Object Number - UPL 55597 - Robert Davenport Crew - 423rd BS, 306th BG
Arthur Cappellett enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 29 May 1944 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was assigned to the 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group as part of the Robert W. Davenport crew as a waist gunner on 5 April 1945. After VE day, he stayed with the 306th and was stationed at Istres, France (USAAF Station 196) as part of Operation Casey Jones - the aerial mapping of Europe.
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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
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Endicott, NY | 18 May 1926 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Dix, New Jersey | 29 May 1944 | |
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Died |
Vestal, NY | 9 February 2012 |
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ContributorDouglas P
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Sources
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
