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1st Lt Arnold W. Ostrow attended college and worked as a clerk for the Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Washington, D.C. on 10 June 1942. He followed training at the Gulf Coast Training Center in Hondo, Texas and received his navigator's wings and a commission as a 2nd Lt. He was sent overseas in October 1943.

Statement from S/Sgt Alexander F. Markowski:
"On our way back to England we were intercepted by enemy fighters about 1½ hours on return. We were hit and disabled. Pilot gave orders to prepare to bail out. Then the ship, after leaving the formation, got out of control and as I was coming down in my chute I noticed part of the wing tip in front of me. I did not see the ship crash but I did notice a large pillar of black smoke in a wood which I presumed was the ship burning."

Nine crew members were killed and were initially buried at the cemetery of Kirchen on 26 February 1944. One crew members survived and was taken prisoner.