Arthur W Lang

321st Bomb Group, 445th Bomb Squadron, S/Sgt Arthur W Lang was KIA / Shot-down on a Sea Sweep out of Lybia, N Africa over the Mediterranean (Gambit Gambut) where G-Model B-25 Mitchells were used to shoot a 75mm Cannon and "Skip-Bomb" across the water and into the German Tankers or Troop Carriers/Supply ships to sink them.

( similar to SKIPPING ROCKS" - Stone skipping is a pastime which involves throwing a stone with a flattened surface across a lake or other body of water in such a way that it bounces off the surface of the water. The object of the game is to see how many times a stone can be made to bounce before sinking)

***  Skip bombing placed the bomber, pilot, and crew in great danger, demanding that the aircraft itself become the bombsight while flying directly into a curtain of fire from the target ship.  The Target Ship would   ***

Arthur W. Lang Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Forces Service # 31174614 445th Bomber Squadron, 321st Bomber Group, Medium Entered the Service from: New Hampshire
Died: 30-Oct-43
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Tablets of the Missing at Florence American Cemetery
Florence, Italy Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart