Meyerowitz Arthur S.

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Name:

Arthur S. Meyerowitz

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

32000985

Unit:

715th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

0000-00-00

State:

New York

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Arthur S. Meyerowitz was born on August 15, 1918, in Bronx, New York. He served in the 715th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Mechanic/Gunner on the B-24 #42-7754 "Harmful Lil' Armful" during World War II.

On December 31, 1943, his crew took off from Station 146 airfield in Seething, England, on a bombing mission to Cognac, France. At around 12:00H, their plane was shot down by a German fighter setting the plane's cabin and engine #3 on fire. The crew evacuated the airplane at 18,000 feet. Their plane crashed near Lesparre-Médoc, France. As a result of this incident, four crew members were taken as prisoners, two members evaded the capture, and two casualties, who were believed to have been killed by the Germans. SSgt Meyerowitz was one of the evadees. He returned to England on June 17, 1944.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net