Loris Merlin Espeseth
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 49339 - Weather Flight Crew. SGT. Loris M. Espeseth (Rear-Far-Right_
Killed in Action (KIA)
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Units served with
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- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Becker, Minnesota | 26 January 1924 | Parents: Ole G. Espeseth and Amelia Espeseth née Overmoen |
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Died |
Scole, Norfolk, England | 20 November 1944 | The morning of 20 Nov 44 was hazy when the weather ship (A/C #43-380995) took off at 0557 hours. Approximately one minute later at 400 feet altitude the aircraft entered a steep left bank, lost altitude, hit a tree and exploded. The crash resulted in the loss of six lives. |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery, Row 7, Plot D, Grave 62 | ||
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Enlisted |
Hillsboro, North Dakota |
Revisions
The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for North Dakota, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 28
American Battle Monuments Commission; Arlington, VA; Cemetery Records; National Archives and Records Administration. U.S., World War II and Korean Conflict Veterans Interred Overseas ;
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
