Eber James Arnold Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Haltern, hit by flak crashed Haltern, Germany 22-Mar-45 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13040
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![A 586th Bomb Squadron, 394th Bomb Group B-26 Marauder (H9-C, serial number 42-96213) is 'bombed up' at South Holmsley airfield on the 31st of August 1944. Passed for publication 31 Aug 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Holmsley South. B-26 394BG, H9-C, 586BS.' Printed caption on reverse: '3028. Bombing up B-26 U.S. Medium bombers at a South of England airfield.' Censor no: 354853. On reverse: SHAEF Field Press Censor and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-457840.jpg.webp?itok=5PspEQId)
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Sheboygan Redskin
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Franklin County, OH | 6 March 1922 | Son of Eber J and Leona H Arnold. |
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Enlisted |
Columbus, OH | 9 October 1942 | |
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Died |
Haltern, Germany | 22 May 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Haltern, hit by flak crashed Haltern, Germany 22-Mar-45 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13040 |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Margarten | ||
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Buried |
Memorialised Union Cemetery Columbus, Franklin County, OH | ||
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Based |
Boreham | 22 March 1945 | Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. |