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SGT Arlo Vincent Werley

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SGT Arlo Vincent Werley

Birth
Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
18 May 1942 (aged 22)
Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Radio Op. Sgt. Arlo V. Werley KIA
Home: Berks County, PA.
Unit: 66 Bomb Sq 44 Bomb Gp
Pilot 2nd/Lt. Herbert Welcome Frawley Jr.

Target: Anti-submarine patrol
Mission Date: 18-My-42
Serial Number: #41-1117
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Gulf of Mexico
Cause:
Crew of 9 KIA

Sgt. Arlo V. Werley of U.S. Army Air Corps, serving with the 44th Bomber Group, 66th Bomber Squadron. He was killed when his bomber crashed after takeoff from Barksdale Army Air Base in Louisiana, while departing for an anti-submarine patrol mission over the Gulf of Mexico. Eight other crewmembers also perished:

Lt. Tate Crew
2nd/Lt. Herbert Welcome Frawley Jr. Pilot
2nd/Lt. James R. Everhart Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. Augustus Holman Tate Navigator
Sgt. Mansfield Crabtree Bombardier
Sgt. Louis J. Hepler Engineer
Sgt. Arlo V. Werley Radio Op.
Cpl. Stanley C. Andrews from Elba, Genesee County, N.Y.
Cpl. Rudolph McJunkins gunner
Pvt. Herman R. Sanneman Gunner
Radio Op. Sgt. Arlo V. Werley KIA
Home: Berks County, PA.
Unit: 66 Bomb Sq 44 Bomb Gp
Pilot 2nd/Lt. Herbert Welcome Frawley Jr.

Target: Anti-submarine patrol
Mission Date: 18-My-42
Serial Number: #41-1117
Aircraft Model B-24
Aircraft Letter:
Aircraft Name:
Location: Gulf of Mexico
Cause:
Crew of 9 KIA

Sgt. Arlo V. Werley of U.S. Army Air Corps, serving with the 44th Bomber Group, 66th Bomber Squadron. He was killed when his bomber crashed after takeoff from Barksdale Army Air Base in Louisiana, while departing for an anti-submarine patrol mission over the Gulf of Mexico. Eight other crewmembers also perished:

Lt. Tate Crew
2nd/Lt. Herbert Welcome Frawley Jr. Pilot
2nd/Lt. James R. Everhart Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. Augustus Holman Tate Navigator
Sgt. Mansfield Crabtree Bombardier
Sgt. Louis J. Hepler Engineer
Sgt. Arlo V. Werley Radio Op.
Cpl. Stanley C. Andrews from Elba, Genesee County, N.Y.
Cpl. Rudolph McJunkins gunner
Pvt. Herman R. Sanneman Gunner

Inscription

SGT, 66 AAF BOMB SQ, 44 BOMB GP WORLD WAR II



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  • Created by: ShaneO
  • Added: Nov 5, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119880811/arlo_vincent-werley: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Arlo Vincent Werley (21 Aug 1919–18 May 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119880811, citing Pleasant View Cemetery, Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).