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1LT Drexel Eugene Arnold

6148th Tactical Control Squadron
Air Force
Hostile, Died While Missing (MIA)
Aircraft Type: AT-6F
Aircraft Number: 44-82555
Date Of Loss: July 6, 1951
Service Number: AO2090068
Born: August 1, 1922
Home Or Place Of Enlistment
Kansas City, Missouri
Location Or Battle Zone: South Korea
Town Or Area: Ne K-6 Airfield
Burial Location
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery

Comments: First Lieutenant Arnold was the pilot of a AT-6D Mosquito observation aircraft with the 6148th Tactical Control Squadron, 6147 Tactical Control Group. On July 6, 1951, while flying an air-ground control mission, his aircraft ran into bad weather and crashed five miles northeast of K-6 Airfield. His remains were recovered.

Husband of Mrs. Melva Joan Arnold of Grandview, Misouri.

Final Disposition Date: July 9, 1951
Korean War Project Key No: 849

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FORT LEAVENWORTH NATIONAL CEMETERY

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