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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Arnold E. Pearson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Madison County, Indiana

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

STAFF SERGEANT, WAS A B-17 CREW MEMBER ASSIGNED TO THE 367TH BOMB SQUAD, 306TH BOMB GROUP, 8TH AIR FORCE. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON DECEMBER 20, 1942 WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT WAS SHOT DOWN BY ENEMY FIGHTERS DURING A BOMB RUN ON A GERMAN AIR DEPOT NEAR JOULY-LE-CHATEL, WEST OF PARIS.