Rank and Name, Aviation Radioman Third Class Arthur Eugene Artley.
Unit/Placed in, Patrol Bombing Squadron 216 (VPB-216), United States Navy.
Arthur is born approx. on no record.
Mother, Clara E. Artley.
Arthur enlisted the service in Connecticut with service number # 6425631.
Arthur ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a PBM-3 were,
Ensign Harry F. Mulkey Jr.
ACRM Harry E. Schopf
ARM 3c Arthur E. Artley
Arthur died on the search mission, when the plane crashed due to bad weather and fuel shortage on Oct. 6, 1944, he is honored with an Air Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine 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.
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
