Truxler, Arthur G.
Personal Information
Rank | 1Lt |
Forename(s) | Arthur G. |
Surname | Truxler |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
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Date of Death | 06-01-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Louis X. and Pamela Caron Truxler of Los Angeles County, California, USA |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Douglas Boston III |
Serial Number | BZ387 |
Markings | OM-L L-Love |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United States of America |
Burial/Memorial Place | Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City, Los Angeles, California |
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Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | SP |
Panel Number | 271 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | O-886271 |
Service | United States Army Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 107 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | United States of America |
Other Memorials
Location | Council Offices, Sandhurst, Royal Berkshire |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stencilled Wooden Board |
Memorial Text | To commemorate the crew of a Boston Bomber aircraft who were killed on 6th January 1944 when their aircraft crashed into the grounds of Eagle House School, Sandhurst |
Location | Church of St. Andrew, Little Massingham, Norfolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Roll of Honour in Wooden Case |
Memorial Text | Roll of Honour to those who served at RAF Little Massingham during WW2, including 107 Sqn |
Location | Adjacent to Northern Perimeter of Airfield, Wattisham, Suffolk |
Country | United Kingdom |
Memorial Type | Stone Memorial with inscribed Marble Tablets |
Memorial Text | A memorial to those who served at RAF Wattisham during WW2, including 107 Sqn, who along with 110 Sqn delivered the first air raids of the War |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 06-01-1944 |
End Date | 06-01-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Blackbushe |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Northern France |
Reason for Loss | Crashed on the approach to Hartford Bridge after engine failure following heavy flak while over the target. Crashed in the grounds of Eagle School House, Berkshire |