Arnold Burton Epperson was born on February 4, 1921, in Omaha, Nebraska. He was a graduate of Underwood School and was employed by the Nebraska Power Company before induction.

Arnold served in the 34th Troop Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, as a Staff Sergeant and Radio Operator on the C-47A #43-15308 during Operation Market Garden in World War II.

The crew was involved in a paratroop mission over The Netherlands. En route, on September 17, 1944, while approaching the target area, the aircraft was shot down by German flak near Heijningen, the Netherlands. All 15 paratroopers and a crew member were able to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. Out of control, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field, killing the last four crew members.

SSgt Epperson is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. His name is listed on the monument in RAF Spanhoe, England, but his middle initial is P.

Crew members were:
Pilot - Capt. R.E. Bohannan
Co-Pilot - 2/Lt. D.H. Felber
Navigator - 1/Lt. B.P. Martinson
Radio Operator - S/Sgt. A.B. Epperson
Crew Chief - Sgt. T.N. Carter (POW)

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