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MISKEND, Arthur L - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
New York -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York City, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-826258 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
727th Bombardment Squadron,
451st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
25 April 1945 - Place of
death
Linz, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 33 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Michael Miskend (father)
Sarah Miskend (mother)
Sylvia Miskend (sister)
Harold Miskend (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-8776 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Linz, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 14056
More information
1st Lt Arthur L. Miskend was a clerk before he joined the Regular Army in New York City, New York on 27 October 1942.Statement from 2nd Lt Robert P. Mitchell:
"On 25 April 1945, I was flying in the same flight as A/C #448776 which was piloted by Lt. Stresky. While the formation was over Linz, Austria, and just before bombs away a burst of flak struck his ship in the bomb bays. Immediately the plane went into a steep dive and began to flame. It was apparently out of control, as it crashed into the ground and exploded. Two parachutes opened. The time was 1247."
1st Lt Miskend bailed out over Linz, Austria. Civilians might have shot him.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1930 Census / U.S., WWII Jewish Servicemen Cards, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten