Rank and Name, Technical Sergeant Eugene M. Arms.
Unit/Placed in, 24th Bomber Squadron, 6th Bomber Group, Very Heavy.
Eugene is born approx. on 1921 in Pennsylvania.
Mother, Sarah F. Arms.
Father and Siblings, No Record Available.
Eugene enlisted the service in Pennsylvania with service number # 33187861.
Eugene ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,
Capt. Clark A. Preston Pilot
2nd Lt. Donald T. Goodwin Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Lloyd E. Rinne Navigator
2nd Lt. Albert N. Hett Bombardier
T/Sgt. Eugene M. Arms Engineer
Sgt. Donald J. Parker Radio Operator
Sgt. William P. Ford Central Fire Control/Gunner
Sgt. Edward E. Birsner Radar Operator/Gunner
Sgt. Thomas S. Wipperman Right Blister (Waist) Gunner
Sgt. John A. Douglas Jr. Left Blister (Waist) Gunner
Sgt. Marcos S. Duran Tail Gunner
Eugene died when the bomber developed engine troubles and crashed into the Pacific Ocean on April 8, 1945, he is honored with a Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Eugene is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Thanks to, http://philcrowther.com/6thBG/6bgorg.html
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/6th_Bombardment_Group.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
