George Walker Arnold was born on January 11, 1917, in Seattle, King County, Washington. He was the son of J. Jennings Arnold and Ethel M. Arnold. He was first married to Marguerite Lois (Adams) Estes-Arnold-Musser-Brister and later to Helen Hill (Crawford) Nielsen-Arnold. He was the father of Michael Jennings Arnold and Robin Georgia Arnold Gressett. He served in the 509th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomb Group, Heavy, as a First Lieutenant and Bombardier of B-17 42-38005 nicknamed ''Stormy Weather'' during World War II.

On May 24, 1944, during a mission targeting Berlin, "Stormy Weather" encountered mechanical issues with its No. 2 engine, causing it to drop out of formation. The crew attempted to return to base but were forced to make an emergency landing near Myrholm, close to Sønderborg on the island of Als in Denmark. The aircraft crash-landed in a field near the farm Skærtoft and a house called Østerholm. All ten crew members survived and were taken as prisoners of war.

1Lt Arnold was held at Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Bavaria. George died on September 4, 1995, and is now buried in the Conejo Mountain Memorial Park, Camarillo, Ventura County, California, USA.

Source of information: www.airmen.dk, www.americanairmuseum.com