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SSGT Arnold Edward Pearson

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SSGT Arnold Edward Pearson Veteran

Birth
Henry County, Indiana, USA
Death
20 Dec 1942 (aged 22)
France
Burial
Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot A Row 38 Grave 44
Memorial ID
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Took off from Thurleigh, assigned taget Romilly-sur-Seine. Hit by 20mm cannon fire shortly after leaving the target. Aircraft slowly left the formation and went into a flat spin, rolled over and crashed in the vicinity of Nangis, France 7 KIA, 2 POW, 1 evaded.
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Two of his crewmates Sgt Stephen Ross and Sgt Edwin Simoncek are also buried in the Epinal American Cemetery.
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Entered the Service from Indiana.
Took off from Thurleigh, assigned taget Romilly-sur-Seine. Hit by 20mm cannon fire shortly after leaving the target. Aircraft slowly left the formation and went into a flat spin, rolled over and crashed in the vicinity of Nangis, France 7 KIA, 2 POW, 1 evaded.
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Two of his crewmates Sgt Stephen Ross and Sgt Edwin Simoncek are also buried in the Epinal American Cemetery.
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Entered the Service from Indiana.


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