Arthur E Reed
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
571st bomb squad
370 th bomb group
The picture of the crew was obtained on line
Credit to: Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II
Chapter four. Family of Bobby Wolfolk and Ivo de Jong.
Also a family photo.
Object Number - UPL 28410 - Arthur E Reed 571st bomb squad 370 th bomb group
Arthur Reed
09 April 1926~
28 May 1944
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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: Decatur Deb
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Escandido, California, USA | 9 April 1926 | After completing High school Arthur enlisted. He was trained in Dalhart, Texas as a ball turret gunner. Subsequently he was sent to Framingham, England where he was attached to the 571 bomb squad. He only served on four missions. It is believed that the odds of survival for missions during that time was an average of one in four. On Arthur's fourth mission, he flew with crew 64 on Decture Deb May 28 1944. They were to take out a synthetic oil factory in Magdeburg, Germany. While in transport, they experienced some mechanical issues, but the decision was made to continue. Just outside of Magdeburg they went under attack head on with the Germans. The plane landed just outside of Ebendorf, Arthur was KIA. He was buried in Magdeburg on D-Day June 6, 1944. He was later moved to Lorraine/ Saint-Avold. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA, USA | 20 January 1943 | |
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Died |
Magdeburg, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28 May 1944 in B-17 #4231651 'Decatur Deb. ' Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried Killed in Action (KIA) |
28 May 1944 | Do not know when he was moved. But he was initially buried in Magdeburg on 6 June 1944 then later moved to Lorraine/ Saint Avold |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5259 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
