Paul's home town was Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma. His parents were Paul Wideman and Alice Marie MacDonald Arthaud and siblings were Alice Ann "Alec", and Joseph F. Arthaud. Paul joined the US Army Air Corps in June 1942 after attending Deep Springs College in California. He graduated from the US Army Flying School at Columbus, Mississippi. Paul was a member of the 391st Bomber Squadron of the 34th Bomb Group and was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart posthumously.
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-817371
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
391st Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Paul W. Arthaud is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Kay County, Oklahoma.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 lists the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mrs. Alice M. Arthaud
700 North Faring Road
Los Angeles, California
***I would like to thank patootie Find A Grave ID 47974602 for adding their photo of Paul to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Don J Find A Grave ID 47106048 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Skip Farrow Find A Grave ID 47380732 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank michael beach Find A Grave ID 47251240 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank ASA Find A Grave ID 48299636 for adding their photo to this memorial***
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-817371
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
391st Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Paul W. Arthaud is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Kay County, Oklahoma.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 lists the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mrs. Alice M. Arthaud
700 North Faring Road
Los Angeles, California
***I would like to thank patootie Find A Grave ID 47974602 for adding their photo of Paul to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Don J Find A Grave ID 47106048 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Skip Farrow Find A Grave ID 47380732 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank michael beach Find A Grave ID 47251240 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank ASA Find A Grave ID 48299636 for adding their photo to this memorial***
Paul's home town was Ponca City, Kay County, Oklahoma. His parents were Paul Wideman and Alice Marie MacDonald Arthaud and siblings were Alice Ann "Alec", and Joseph F. Arthaud. Paul joined the US Army Air Corps in June 1942 after attending Deep Springs College in California. He graduated from the US Army Flying School at Columbus, Mississippi. Paul was a member of the 391st Bomber Squadron of the 34th Bomb Group and was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart posthumously.
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-817371
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
391st Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Paul W. Arthaud is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Kay County, Oklahoma.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 lists the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mrs. Alice M. Arthaud
700 North Faring Road
Los Angeles, California
***I would like to thank patootie Find A Grave ID 47974602 for adding their photo of Paul to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Don J Find A Grave ID 47106048 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Skip Farrow Find A Grave ID 47380732 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank michael beach Find A Grave ID 47251240 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank ASA Find A Grave ID 48299636 for adding their photo to this memorial***
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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #O-817371
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
391st Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group, Heavy
Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart
Paul W. Arthaud is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Kay County, Oklahoma.
U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 lists the name and address of his Next of Kin as:
Mrs. Alice M. Arthaud
700 North Faring Road
Los Angeles, California
***I would like to thank patootie Find A Grave ID 47974602 for adding their photo of Paul to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Don J Find A Grave ID 47106048 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Skip Farrow Find A Grave ID 47380732 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank michael beach Find A Grave ID 47251240 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank ASA Find A Grave ID 48299636 for adding their photo to this memorial***
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PAUL W. ARTHAUD
2LT 391 BOMB SQ 34 BOMB GP (H)
OKLAHOMA JUNE 7 1944
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