World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Arthur C. Fawcett
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Canaseraga, New York
SERVED IN THE 526TH BOMB SQUADRON, 379TH BOMB GROUP (HEAVY) 8TH AIR FORCE AS RADIO OPERATOR/GUNNER B-17 'SKUNK FACE' 42-39789 (LF-W). KILLED BY 20MM SHELL FROM GERMAN FIGHTERS ON BOMBING MISSION OVER BREMEN, GERMANY, DECEMBER 20, 1943. RECEIVED AIR MEDAL WITH 3 OAK LEAF CLUSTERS, PURPLE HEART AND EUROPEAN THEATER MEDAL WITH ONE BRONZE BATTLE STAR.