Memorials › CPL Arnold B Stavinoha
13 Dec 1921 – 24 Mar 1944
| Birth | 13 Dec 1921 |
| Death | 24 Mar 1944 |
| Cemetery | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay Township , St. Louis County , Missouri , USA |
| Added by | Nelda on 20 Jan 2023 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44094743 |
Killed in service aboard C-46A Commando #41-24717. The Curtiss C-46 transport aircraft was on a cargo mission from Chabua, India to Ondal, India via Tezpur. The pilot was given night instrument clearance from Chabua to Ondal. There was light to moderate thunderstorm activity with ground fog and intermittent hail along the entire route, but with heaviest storm activity in the Tezpur and Misamari area. The airplane crashed 11 kilometers north of Itanagar, India, killing the five occupants aboard: 1LT Richard S Austin , O-740337, CA 1LT Charles W Smith Jr. , O-686604, TX 2LT Joe O Hudgins , O-740431, TX CPL Arnold B Stavinoha , 38206673, TX CPL Giles Q Stevens , 33252130, PA ~ Enlisted at Houston, TX, August 15, 1942.
CPL, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II
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