Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
ARANT, Joseph W - Date of
birth
10 November 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
McCracken County, Kentucky -
Hometown
McCracken County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15333681 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
326th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 March 1944 - Place of
death
Near Münster, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James L. Arant (father)
Nettie S. (Gingar) Arant (mother)
Mamie N. Arant (sister)
James L. Arant (brother)
Charles T. Arant (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31888 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Münster, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 3416
More information
S/Sgt Joseph W. Arant volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, on 22 October 1942 and was sent overseas in November 1943.The aircraft is believed to have gone down during an attack by enemy aircraft over the target area.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kentucky Birth Index / Ancestry, Census US 1930 / Ancestry, Enlistment Record / Ancestry, ABMC / WWII Memorial, National Archives / WWII Memorial, CWGC - ABMC / Find A Grave, MACR 3416 / Fold3, www.newspapers.com - The Paducah Sun Democrat - 7 April 1944
Photo source: Nico Leers, Michel Beckers, Ruth Ann Edge, www.newspapers.com - The Paducah Sun Democrat - 8 May 1945