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, Dinozé, France
Plot:
B
Row:
30
Grave:
41
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 Münsingen, Switzerland. He is now buried in the Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France.