Name | Arnold, Walter Howard ‡ |
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 |
MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
Last Duty Date | 2 May 1944 |
Results | Completed Combat Tour |
Decorations | Awarded an Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal for shooting down one enemy aircraft on 30 January 1944. |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Lotz, William Henry, Jr⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Hall, Barney Marcus, Jr⇗ | Co-pilot | TBD |
2nd Lt. McKinney, David Webster⇗ | Navigator | TR |
2nd Lt. Oyler, Ernest Renwick⇗ | Bombardier | CT |
SGT. Owens, John Ralph⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
PVT. Biederman, Harold Leroy⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Arnold, Walter Howard | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
SGT. Roemer, Weldon Keith⇗ | Tail Gunner | TR |
SGT. Harper, William Lester⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
SGT. Bonanza, John Joseph, Jr⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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44⇗ | 20 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑37885⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
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). Sortie Report⇗ |
50⇗ | 5 January 1944 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Kiel, Germany |
Engineer/Top Turret | 42‑37793⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑37885⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
66⇗ | 24 February 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑31235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Wing lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
74⇗ | 9 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑31364⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
78⇗ | 20 March 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑37885⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit FLIGHT TIME 6:30 Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
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 Sortie Report⇗ |
88⇗ | 11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
91⇗ | 19 April 1944 |
Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑31495⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
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. Sortie Report⇗ |
95⇗ | 25 April 1944 |
Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France |
Ball Turret | 42‑97309⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
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⇗ |