McArdell Herbert George

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Herbert George McArdell is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

61 Americans Burial Site Switzerland Plaque

Name:

Herbert George McArdell

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

17109194

Unit:

347th Bomber Squadron, 99th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1943-01-10

State:

Minnesota

Cemetery:

Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoz�, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart

Comments:

Herbert George McArdell was born on January 28, 1924 in Minnesota. He served in the 347th Bomber Squadron, 99th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Staff Sergeant/Ball Turret Gunner on B-17 F-30-VE, Cantwell's crew during World War II. SSGT Chavez was killed in action on October 1, 1943, when their plane was forced down by enemy action on the Switzerland frontier. He was temporarily buried He was temporarily buried in what was then the American Cemetery in M�nsingen, Switzerland. He is now buried in the Epinal American Cemetery, Dinoz�, France.