World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Eugene M. Arms
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 20TH AIR FORCE, 6TH BOMB GROUP, 24TH BOMB SQUADRON ON TINIAN ISLAND, NORTHERN MARIANAS. ENGINEER ON THE B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BOMBER, 'FORTUNES FOLLIES', WHICH CRASHED SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF WHILE ON A MISSION TO NAGOYA, JAPAN ON APRIL 8, 1945. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND PURPLE HEART.