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Last Rank
First Lieutenant
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Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
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Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
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Primary Unit
1944-1944, 361st Fighter Group
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Service Years
1942 - 1944
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Personal Details
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Home State
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Year of Birth
1924 |
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This Military Service Page was created/owned by
SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr.
to remember
Armsby, Sherman, 1st Lt.
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Casualty Info
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Home Town
Baltimore, Maryland |
Last Address
RAF Bottisham (USAAF 374), Cambridgeshire, England
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Casualty Date
Aug 26, 1944 |
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Cause
Non Hostile- Died Other Causes |
Reason
Other Explosive Device |
Location
Luxembourg |
Conflict
World War II |
Location of Interment
American Cemetery - Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Wall/Plot Coordinates
Plot B Row 7 Grave 37 |
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Last Known Activity
He was credited with destroying 4.5 enemy aircraft in aerial combat.
He was killed in action in Luxembourg while strafing railway cars. An ammunition car exploded and took his aircraft with it.
Synopsis of his DSC citation:
Awarded for actions during World War II
(Citation Needed) - SYNOPSIS: Second Lieutenant (Air Corps) Sherman Armsby (ASN: 0-814628), United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy while serving as Pilot of a P-51 Fighter Airplane in the 375th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group, EIGHTH Air Force, in aerial combat against enemy forces on 20 July 1944, in the European Theater of Operations. On this date Second Lieutenant Armsby shot down THREE enemy aircraft. His unquestionable valor in aerial combat is in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service and reflects great credit upon himself, the 8th Air Force, and the United States Army Air Forces.
General Orders: Headquarters, U.S. Strategic Forces in Europe, General Orders No. 73 (1944)
Action Date: 20-Jul-44
Service: Army Air Forces
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Company: 375th Fighter Squadron
Regiment: 361st Fighter Group
Division: 8th Air Force
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Comments/Citation
Sources:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56060242
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