Arnold Thomas Ted

Monuments

B17 42-30821 'The Sweetest One' Plaque

Name:

Thomas Ted Arnold

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

18217386

Unit:

407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1943-11-13

State:

Texas

Cemetery:

McGregor Cemetery, McGregor, Texas

Plot:

Block 33A

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Thomas Ted Arnold was born on August 18, 1924, in McLennan County, Texas. He was the son of Tom Walton Arnold and Nannie Lou Matlock Arnold.

Thomas served in the 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Radio Operator on the B17 #42-30821 'The Sweetest One' during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 13, 1943, when his plane crashed near the village of Burton Dassett in England during a mission to Bremen. All ten airmen on board were killed. SSgt Arnold is now buried in the McGregor Cemetery, McGregor, McLennan County, Texas, USA.