Leroy A Arquette

Military
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. A man in overalls is standing on the the wing of the airplane UPL 67136 UPL 67136 384Th Bomb Group Lead Crews (Wing Lead)/6 February 1944, Nancy, France - Essey Aerodrome (Airfield).
Standing, L-To-R: Leroy A Arquette, Bombardier; John W Barkley, Jr, Navigator; George S Hunt, Tail Gunner/Observer (Co-Pilot); William M Price, Iii, Pilot; Maj. Carl Liles, Air Commander.
Kneeling, L-To-R: Billy J Jackson, Ball Turret; James C Leigh, Flexible Gunner; Robert E Smith, Radio; Donald W Dailey, Flexible Gunner; Earl R Beaty, Engineer.

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Object Number - UPL 67136 - 384Th Bomb Group Lead Crews (Wing Lead)/6 February 1944, Nancy, France - Essey Aerodrome (Airfield). Standing, L-To-R: Leroy A Arquette,...

Shot down 16 September 1943 in B-17 #42-29699 'Old Battle Axe. ' Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base.



14 October 1943 on return from Schweinfurt mission, with B17#42-3037 'Windy City Avenger' abandoned near Corby. Crew returned.

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The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-3037

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Windy City Avenger (sic)
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron

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Service number added from NARA: http://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=27&cat=all&tf…

Information from record 'Larcy A Arquette' added to this record as it is believed that 'Larcy' is a spelling error. Other data, including the NARA enlistment record and the information on the record for B-17 42-3037 suggests that 'Leroy' is correct. Original record for 'Larcy A Arquette' was drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 341 , http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

Leroy A Arquette: Gallery (2 items)

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. A man in overalls is standing on the the wing of the airplane

Object number: UPL 67136 - 384Th Bomb Group Lead Crews (Wing Lead)/6 February...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

Object number: UPL 67374 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews. 11 February 1944...