World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert F. Arnold
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Saint Joseph, Missouri
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
STAFF SERGEANT. TAIL TURRET GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 783RD SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. BAILED OUT OF HIS BATTLE DAMAGED AIRCRAFT AS IT CRASH LANDED ON THE ISLE OF VIS AFTER IT WAS HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON A COMBAT MISSION TO A TARGET IN LINZ, AUSTRIA ON JANUARY 20, 1945.