Rank and Name, First Lieutenant Maurice V. Arnold.
Unit/Placed in, 99th Bomber Squadron, 9th Bomber Group, Very Heavy.
Maurice is born approx. on 1918 in Ohio.
Father, Edward S. Arnold.
Mother, Ella N. (Davis) Arnold.
Sister(s), Edna C. Pauline and Rhea O. Arnold.
Brother(s), Edward E. and James R. Arnold.
Maurice enlisted the service in Ohio with service number # 0-664285.
Maurice ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-29 were,
1st Lt. Joseph R. Lewis Pilot
2nd Lt. William E. Row Jr. Co Pilot
1st Lt. Maurice V. Arnold Navigator
1st Lt. William E. Dutrow Bombardier
S/Sgt. William Yarewick Engineer
Sgt. Warren J. Dixon Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Gary G. Victery Jr. Central Fire Control
S/Sgt. Howard E. Stein Radar Operator
Sgt. Robert R. Canova Gunner
Pfc. Charles W. Smith Gunner
Sgt. Howard A. Fiedler Gunner
Maurice was KIA when the plane got shot by Anti-Aircraft and crashes in sea on 23 May, 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
Maurice is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.
Courts of the missing.
Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/9th_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
