Rank and Name, Ensign George Ellis Arnot.
Unit/Placed in, Fighter Squadron 27 (VF-27), United States Navy.
George is born approx. on 18 August, 1922 in Michigan.
Father, Howard D. Arnot.
Mother, Esther J. (Ellis) Arnot.
Sister(s), Rachel B. and Ruth M. Arnot.
George enlisted the service in Michigan with service number # 0-305702.
George was KIA on Combat Air Patrol when his plane collided with a other one on 23 October, 1944, he is honored with a Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
A day after his accident, the USS Princeton (CVL-23) got Scuttled after being severely damaged by Japanese air attack on 24 October 1944 in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
George is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
Thanks to,
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
