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Personal info

Full name
NORDSTROM, Arthur W
Date of birth
3 June 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
O-684399
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
670th Bombardment Squadron,
416th Bombardment Group, Light
Awards
Air Medal

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
29 September 1944
Place of death
Near Bitburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
D 6 8

Immediate family

Members
John F. Nordstrom Sr. (father)
Anna W. (Palm) Nordstrom (mother)
John F. Nordstrom Jr. (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
43-21759
Data
Type: A-20G
Destination: Bitburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 9273

More information

1st Lt Arthur W. Nordstrom joined the Regular Army in Chicago, Illinois on 14 September 1940.

He attended high school for 3 years and was a clerk general office.

Statement from Capt George Schenkein:
"Aircraft was recipient of direct hit on second run over target, Ship exploded and broke in half over target area. One parachute was observed to clear the ship at about 10,000 feet, believed to have been Pilot."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Anna Palante Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.ancestry.com - Mamanordy, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot 43-F Ellington Fd Texas