Rank and Name in, Second Lieutenant Arthur Matt Maatta.
Unit/Placed in, 527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group (Heavy).
Arthur was born approx. on no record in Michigan.
Father, Matt Maatta.
Mother, Anna Maatta.
Parents were born in Finland.
Sister, Fannie and Alice Maatta.
Brother, Arne H. Maatta.
Arthur entered the service Michigan service number # 16021081.
Arthur M. Maatta was a Bombardier in the 527th Bomber Squadron.
Arthur’s crewmembers and their position onboard the plane a B-17 were,
1st Lt. Karl E. Becker Pilot
2nd Lt. Patrick D. Rawls Co Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert W. Evans Jr. Navigator
2nd Lt. Arthur M. Maatta Bombardier
T/Sgt. Robert A. Smith Radio Operator
T/Sgt. George M. Brittain Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. James A. Lalonde Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Francis J. Phillips Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Joseph Simoncini Left Waist Gunner
Maj. Alexander B. Andrews Passenger
The entire crew except Arthur M. Maatta (lack of blood) survived the Operational flight
Arthur was KIA when the plane was on the way back and was suddenly hit by FLAK and crashed, on June 25, 1944.
Arthur is buried at Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.
Thanks to the http://www.379thbga.org/
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
