John Edwin Blomgren
Military
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UPL 48788
From Left to Right: Ross H. Cornell (P), John E. Blomgren (P), Roland E. Enman (B/N)
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
Cornell and Enman were shot down together on 18 March 1945. Enman was KIA
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
Cornell and Enman were shot down together on 18 March 1945. Enman was KIA
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Melun, Alsace
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rockford, IL | 8 July 1920 | |
Rockford, IL | 16 February 1942 | 1903 N. Church Street | |
Other First 416th BG Combat Mission |
St. Hilaire, France | 29 June 1944 | |
Other Force Landed |
RAF Tangemere, UK | 6 August 1944 | Severe battle damage forced Lt. J.E. Blomgren to crash land at Tangmere -- none of the crew was injured. (416th BG History 1944) |
Other Crash Landed |
Wethersfield Airfield, UK | 11 August 1944 | Left main landing gear collapsed on landing. None of the crew ere injured |
Other Final 416th BG Combat Mission |
Stod, Czech Republic | 3 May 1945 | Flew 63 combat missions |
Died |
Rockford, IL | 3 October 1958 | |
Buried |
Rockford, IL | 6 October 1958 | Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA Plot Sec 19, Lot 121, west grave |