Elmer Phillip Israelson
Military
Object Number - UPL 81713 - 1st Lt Elmer P. Israelson
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Quentin Gorman / Ray Hofmann crew. 25 x missions. FTR Oberpfaffenhofen in B-17 42-31669 'Shoo Shoo Baby' 24-Apr-44; damaged by flak, landed in Switzerland. Interned (INT). Subsequently escaped internment.
Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19084273 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O804449
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shoo Shoo Baby
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
15 May 1915 | BornHillman, Minnesota | |
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Other Interned (INT) |
24 April 1944 | InternedDubendorf, Switzerland | |
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Other Escaped (ESC) |
26 April 1944 - 2 December 1944 | Escaped/Evaded capture after being interned in Switzerland. | |
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Died |
30 October 2002 | DiedNew Brighton, Minnesota | |
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Buried |
2 November 2002 | InterredMorningside Memorial Gardens CemeteryCoon Rapids, Minnesota |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4270 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
