Serviceman
Arthur F Fairbanks
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Rank
- SSGT (8 October 1944), TSGT (16 January 1945), TSGT (8 March 1945), TSGT (9 April 1945)
- Hometown
- PHOENIX AZ; Phoenix AZ
- Also written
- Arthur Fairbanks
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 213
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Henry A. Seidel Crew · 815th
Missions placed on him
- mission 188, 24 March 1945 · Berlin, Marienfelde · The Henry A. Seidel crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 213)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 1944 | Air Medal | 3845 | SSGT |
| 16 January 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 247 | TSGT |
| 8 March 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1281 | TSGT |
| 9 April 1945 | Air Medal, 3rd oak leaf cluster | 2217 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Death notice
Listed in the Association's TAPS column, newsletter 201909, page 3: 4/9/2019, reported by Guy Venier.
Photographs naming him
- Newsletter 202003, page 2 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
- Newsletter 202003, page 2 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
- Newsletter 202003, page 2 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
- Newsletter 202003, page 2 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
- Newsletter 202003, page 2 photograph · view at 15thaf.org
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Statements, mentions and histories
9 GUY VENIER (OBIT) CAMPBELL, WILLIAM 817 12/2/2011 GUY VENIER (OBIT) DIECKMAN, LESLIE B 815 8/5/2018 GUY VENIER (OBIT) FAIRBANKS, ARTHUR 815 4/9/2019 GUY VENIER (OBIT) FINLAYSON, CHARLES R 840 7/10/2015 GUY VENIER (OBIT) FLETCHER, WILLIAM R 815 7/9/2019 OLAH FLETCHER LEBLANC, HERBERT P 816 4/16/
10/30/2019 Sandee Maeda Dano, Lee E 816 3/6/2007 Guy Venier (OBIT) Dorsey, John W "Jay" 817 1/26/2020 Guy Venier (OBIT) Fairbanks, Arthur F 815 4/19/2019 Guy Venier (OBIT) Hamman, Raymond R 840 2/11/2020 Jay Clifton Penrose, Allen E 815 2/1/2019 Family Ponder, Solon W 840 11/17/2019 Guy Venier (O
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