Name:
Rupert William Arnold
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
18046354
Unit:
368th Bomber Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-01-03
State:
Colarado
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
G
Row:
15
Grave:
1
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Comments:
SSgt Rupert William Arnold, left waist gunner of the B-17 41-24501, took off from Station 111 in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, UK on a bombing mission over St Nazaire’s submarine pens. They were targeted by flak and fighters until the crew bailed out over the Atlantic. Arnold bailed out successfully but his parachute never opened.