STAFF SERGEANT ARTHUR W. LANG, 31174614 KIA

STAFF SERGEANT ARTHUR W. LANG, 31174614 KIA US Army. He was born on February 5, 1921, in Newmarket, New Hampshire. He was the son of Arthur Harold Lang Bernice Mildred Norton Lang. Sergeant Lang graduated from Newmarket High School, in 1939 and was president of his class. He was employed in Newton, Mass., He married Dorothy Eleanor Nason on September 10, 1942, in Fremont, New Hampshire. He entered the service on September 23, 1942, at the age of 21. At the time of his enlistment he was 5 foot 6 inches tall weighed 135 pounds had brown eyes and brown hair. He received his basic training at Atlantic City, N. J., and was then transferred to Sioux Falls, S. D., for training as a radio operator. After gunnery school at Ft. Myers, Fla., he was based at Greenville, S. C., for combat crew training in B-25’s. He served in the 379th Bomb. Sqdn., 310th Bomb. Group. He also served as a Radio Operator on B-25G #42-64579, 445th Bomber Squadron, 321st Bomber Group, Medium. On September 10, 1943, Sergeant Lang flew to North Africa where he participated in six combat missions. On October 30, 1943, while bombing shipping in the vicinity of the island of Crete, his plane B-25G #42-64579 was struck by anti-aircraft fire and lost in the sea. He was presumed to be officially dead November 1, 1944. He leaves his wife and two children, Mrs. Dorothy E. Lang, Sandra and Arthur, 25 Ashworth Terrace; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lang, Newmarket, N. H. , and two sisters.

 

Airmen who perished on B-25G #42-64579:

Black, Gordon J ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, CA
Golden, William ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, KY
Horton, Felton E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, LA
Lang, Arthur W ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, NH
Ramsburg, Edwin E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, OH
Wenrich, Richard E ~ Sgt, Cannon Leader, PA

 

1- Haverhill Massachusetts – Haverhill  in World War Two

2- https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?f=3475&mtch=1&q=31174614&cat=all&dt=893&tf=F&bc=sd

3- the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

4- the New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947

5- in the 1930 United States Federal Census

6- in the 1940 United States Federal Census

7- U.S., Rosters of World War II Dead, 1939-1945