Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Arthur Clayton Armacost III.
Unit/Placed in, 63rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy.
Arthur is born approx. on 1923 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Father, Arthur C. Armacost II.
Mother, Alice M. (Bear) Armacost.
Sister(s), Alice M. (Bear) Armacost.
Arthur enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # 0-801750.
Arthur ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,
1st Lt. William M. Hafner Pilot
2nd Lt. Arthur C. Armacost Co Pilot
2nd Lt. David R. Eppright Navigator
2nd Lt. Charles F. Feucht Bombardier
T/Sgt. James G. Lasellof Engineer/Gunner
S/Sgt. Wilburn W. Rozzel Asst. Engineer/Gunner
T/Sgt. Alfred W. Hill Radio Operator
S/Sgt. William C. Cameron Armor Gunner
T/Sgt. Raymond S. Cianeros Radar Operator/Gunner
Arthur was KIA when he was on a armed recon mission, in a short radio contact, nothing seem with trouble but they never returned on Nov. 5, 1943, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Arthur is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
He is recovered and got his Resting Place at Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA.
Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/43rd_Bombardment_Group.html
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/units/usaaf/43bg/index.html
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
2LT Armacost’s remains were recovered and interred at Arlington National Cemetery. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.
