23 Cassin Young Crewmen Gave the Ultimate Sacrifice for there Country
Killed in Action - July 30, 1945
Erickson, Arnold William RT1c
Date of Birth: 08 Aug-08 making him 37 when he died…
Date of Enlistment: 28 Sep-42 Enlisted from Seattle, WA
Reported Aboard: 31 Dec-43 from Rec. Station Terminal Island
Arnold was in the radio room on the 01 Level when the plane hit. According to the medical officers official report of casualties he had fatal head wounds (fragments)
Final Resting Places:
Buried temporarily on Zamami Shima, Ryuku Retto
Evergreen Cemetery, Everett WA
