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EVERETT, Arthur L - Date of
birth
12 December 1923 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Harpursville, Broome County, New York -
Hometown
Wolcott, Wayne County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12098350 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
535th Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 August 1943 - Place of
death
Rozenburg, west of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| J | 3 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Leon T. Everett (father)
Edna E. Everett (mother)
Earl T. Everett (brother)
William Everett (brother)
Raymond Everett (brother)
Robert Everett (brother)
Ralph Everett (brother)
Revell Everett (brother)
Harlow Everett (brother)
Anna Everett (sister)
Edith Everett (sister)
Lena Everett (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3101 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Man O'War
Destination: Gilze-Rijen, Holland
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 662
More information
S/Sgt Arthur L. Everett attended high school for four years.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Rochester, New York on 15 July 1942.
After making a second run on the target, the group turned to return to their home base. At that moment it was attacked by enemy fighters from a nine o'clock angle. This B-17 was hit by 20 mm canon fire which caused to #3 gaz tank and, soon, the entire inboard section of the right wing to burn furiously. The aircraft left the formation, still under control, in an easy, slightly diving turn to the right, turning back into enemy-occupied territory.
Six crew members survived and were taken prisoner, four were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, J. Prooi, Leon Hutchings