Captain Alan A. Arlin's Diary
Captain Alan A. Arlin was a pilot in the 601st Squadron of the 398th Bomb Group during the World War II. While at Nuthampstead England, he kept a diary of his missions, a copy of which he later donated to the 398th Bomb Group Memorial Association. What happened to Captain Arlin and his crew on their missions provides a feel for what happened to all 398th crews either that day or throughout the air war.
- May 19, 1944 - Berlin, Germany
- May 20, 1944 - Paris, France
- May 24, 1944 - Berlin, Germany
- May 30, 1944 - Dessau, Germany
- June 2, 1944 - South Paris, France
- June 8, 1944 - Tours, France
- June 20, 1944 - Hamburg, Germany
- June 24, 1944 - Belloy Sur Somme, France
- June 27, 1944 - Biennais, France
- July 6, 1944 - Cauchi, France
- July 13, 1944 - Munich, Germany
- August 1, 1944 - Villaroche, France
- August 3, 1944 - Saarbruken, Germany
- August 11, 1944 - Brest, France
- August 16, 1944 - Delitzsch, Germany
- August 26, 1944 - Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- Sept 5, 1944 - Ludwigshafen, Germany
- Sept. 13, 1944 - Lutskendorf, Germany
- Sept. 28, 1944 - Magdeburg, Germany
- Oct. 5, 1944 - Cologne, Germany
- Oct. 26, 1944 -Munster, Germany
- Nov. 4, 1944 - Hamburg, Germany
- Nov. 10, 1944 - Cologne, Germany
- Dec. 5, 1944 - Berlin, Germany
- Dec. 15, 1944 - Kassel, Germany
- Dec. 29, 1944 - Bingen, Germany
- Jan 3, 1945 - Cologne, Germany
- Jan. 10, 1945 - Cologne [Ostheim], Germany
- Jan. 21, 1945 - Aschaffenburg, Germany
- Arlin's Crew - 601st Squadron - 11 August 1944
- Captain Alan A. Arlin: Award of Distinguished Flying Cross for 24 May 1944 and overall tour
- Captain Alan A. Arlin's Diary History
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