World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Thomas Arnold
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: 16173436. WAIST GUNNER WITH THE 381ST BOMB GROUP, 532ND BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS AIRCRAFT, THE B-17G (SERIAL # 42-106994, LITTLE GUY), CRASHED NEAR APELDOORN IN THE NETHERLANDS. THE WHOLE CREW BAILED OUT OVER THE VILLAGE CENTER, HE WAS TAKEN PRISONER AND SURVIVED THE WAR.