Arnold, Walter Howard

Individual Personnel Data
Name Arnold, Walter Howard   ‡
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Rank Sergeant / Technical Sergeant
Serial Number 35621829   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #145 dated 16 November 1943, effective 16 November 1943.
Duty Ball Turret Gunner
MOS757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF
Last Duty Date 2 May 1944
Results Completed Combat Tour
DecorationsAwarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for shooting down one enemy aircraft on 30 January 1944.
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 21 July 1923
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #29 dated 12 February 1944.
  • Promoted to Technical Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #75 dated 21 April 1944.
Photo Album:Crew Photo Album⇗
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Lotz, William Henry, Jr⇗PilotCT
2nd Lt. Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr⇗Co-pilotTBD
2nd Lt. McKinney, David Webster⇗NavigatorTR
2nd Lt. Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗BombardierCT
SGT. Owens, John Ralph⇗Radio Operator / GunnerCT
PVT. Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Arnold, Walter HowardBall Turret GunnerCT
SGT. Roemer, Weldon Keith⇗Tail GunnerTR
SGT. Harper, William Lester⇗Flexible GunnerCT
SGT. Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗Flexible GunnerCT
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 30 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
44⇗ 20 December 1943 Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37885⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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47⇗ 30 December 1943 Target: I. G. Farben Industrie, Chemical/Synthetic Rubber Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37885⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Composite Squadron; aborted because pilot's oxygen system was out of order; 42x65 M47A1s rtd
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48⇗ 31 December 1943 Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship)
Type: Transportation
Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France 		Ball Turret 41‑24560⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37885. Landed at RAF Harwell, Berkshire, with bombs.
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49⇗ 4 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37885⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Apparently did not take off due to 'technical failures.' Bomb load was 'Nickles' (propaganda leaflets).
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50⇗ 5 January 1944 Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Engineer/Top Turret 42‑37793⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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53⇗ 14 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Meillard, France 		Ball Turret 42‑3051⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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54⇗ 21 January 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Ball Turret 42‑37885⇗ Combat Mission Credit
41A Group.
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55⇗ 29 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plants
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37885⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Lead group. Turned back over Lutterworth at 0922 hrs due to drop in pressure in oxygen system from 375 lbs to 225 lbs.
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56⇗ 30 January 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31346⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low group flying spare; joined formation.
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57⇗ 3 February 1944 Target: Submarines (under construction)
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31364⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Group, Low Squadron Lead.
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58⇗ 4 February 1944 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31495⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High group deputy, 41st B Combat Wing.
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60⇗ 6 February 1944 Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France 		Ball Turret 42‑37885⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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61⇗ 8 February 1944 Target: Piston Ring Factory
Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37885⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron. Carried 24 parcels of G-25 nickles (propaganda leaflets) plus 6x500GP bombs; all dropped on target.
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63⇗ 20 February 1944 Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Leipzig & Bernburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37885⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
41A Group. Turned back; waist gunner's heated suit failed.
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64⇗ 21 February 1944 Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Werl, Germany 		Ball Turret 41‑24560⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 7:30
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66⇗ 24 February 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31235⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Wing lead.
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67⇗ 25 February 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants
Type: Industry
Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31364⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
41A Group. Turned back at 1112 hrs due to excessive fuel consumption.
FLIGHT TIME 3:30
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68⇗ 28 February 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Preuseville, France 		Ball Turret 42‑31235⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
FLIGHT TIME 4:40
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69⇗ 2 March 1944 Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37885⇗ Combat Mission Credit
8:50 FLIGHT TIME
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70⇗ 3 March 1944 Target: Roller-Bearing Factory
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31346⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back because #2 engine supercharger surged and oscillated.
FLIGHT TIME 4:40
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71⇗ 4 March 1944 Type: Military
Location: Berlin, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38014⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back at 1010 hrs because fuel transfer pump was inoperative.
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74⇗ 9 March 1944 Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31364⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Group lead.
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75⇗ 16 March 1944 Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑38013⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Replaced by Ground Spare Aircraft 42‑38158.
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77⇗ 19 March 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Wizernes, France 		Ball Turret 42‑29723⇗ Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed
FLIGHT TIME 2:50
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78⇗ 20 March 1944 Type: Industry
Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑37885⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 6:30
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79⇗ 22 March 1944 Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31435⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron lead, low group. Mazer is listed as 'Pass/B' implying that he flew in the nose of the aircraft, probably serving as nose-gunner and togglier.
flight time 9:20
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80⇗ 23 March 1944 Target: Airdrome and Airpark
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Gütersloh, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31346⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Lead Squadron, composite high group
FLIGHT TIME 6:25
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81⇗ 24 March 1944 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑3440⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 6:35
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82⇗ 26 March 1944 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France 		Ball Turret 42‑31235⇗ Combat Mission Credit
FLIGHT TIME 3:35
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86⇗ 9 April 1944 Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Marienburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31495⇗ Combat Mission Credit
12:00 FLIGHT TIME
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87⇗ 10 April 1944 Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium 		Ball Turret 42‑97188⇗ Combat Mission Credit
4:30 FLIGHT TIME
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88⇗ 11 April 1944 Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Sorau, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97188⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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90⇗ 18 April 1944 Target: Aircraft Parts Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97188⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flying spare; joined formation.
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91⇗ 19 April 1944 Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑31495⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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92⇗ 20 April 1944 Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France 		Ball Turret 42‑97188⇗ Combat Mission Credit
B Wing, High Group.
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93⇗ 22 April 1944 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Hamm, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97188⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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94⇗ 24 April 1944 Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany 		Ball Turret 42‑97188⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sustained 20mm cannon damage.
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95⇗ 25 April 1944 Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Metz, France 		Ball Turret 42‑97309⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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96⇗ 27 April 1944 Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France 		Ball Turret 42‑97188⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗

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