Arthur Bushnell Erdall
Military
365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF
Object Number - UPL 46464 - 1LT Arthur B. Erdall 365th Fighter Group - 388th Fighter Squadron - 9th AF
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Units served with
![Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck of the 365th Fighter Group wearing a flying helmet with devil horns in the cockpit of his P-47 Thunderbolt nicknamed "Screamin' Weemie". Image stamped on reverse: 'Keystone Press.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN FLYER WEARS "DEVIL'S HELMET" Lieutenant Colonel Louis Houck, 27, commander of a Ninth US Air Force fighter group, waves for contact after donning his "devil's helmet" for a mission against the Nazis. The flyer calls his plane "Screaming' Weemie". Keys](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-456675.jpg.webp?itok=5tRnsRWh)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Betty Coed
- Unit: 365th Fighter Group 388th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Fontanay-Sur-Mer
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Chièvres Air Base
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Minneapolis, MN | 14 February 1923 | |
| Minneapolis, MN | 30 June 1942 | 5239 Humboldt Avenue South | |
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Died |
Onamia, MN | 27 May 2006 | |
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Buried |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery | 30 May 2006 | Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA Plot Section 25 Site 1848 |
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Other Assigned to the 365th FG |
Azeville, France |
