Rudolph Lawrence Jenson
Military ROLL OF HONOURRemoved associations not depicted in photo
Rudolph Jenson graduated from the Walsh County School and attended Park River High School before entering the North Dakota State University, Class of 1940-41. After his enlistment in the Air Corps in April 1942, he took his basic training near Garden City, Kansas then his pre-flight training at Cimarron Field, Oklahoma. Graduating in June 1943 from Class-43F at the AAF Advanced Flying School in Altus, Oklahoma, he received his commission as a 2nd Lieutenant. Joining the William Quaintance crew, he left for England where they arrived in October 1943. Assigned to the 306th Bomb Group / 369th Bomb Squadron, Rudolph was Killed In Action in the loss of B-17# 42-31695 on 22 February 1944.
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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: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33551808
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31158525
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17128889
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13056724 and O-739471
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 32292921
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Engineer / Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 22 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hatton, Traill County, North Dakota, United States | 11 October 1917 | |
Enlisted |
Camp Blanding, near Starke, Florida | 9 April 1942 | |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
near Kirchen, Germany | 22 February 1944 | in the loss of B-17 #42-31695 |
Buried |
Kirchen, Germany | 14 March 1944 | his remains were found weeks after the crash and were buried in Kirchen |
Park River, Walsh County, North Dakota, United States | He was working there on Harry D. Long's farm | ||
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Re-interred Plot O, Row 20, Grave 17 |
Revisions
Updated events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56300182.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56300182/rudolph-l.-jenson
MACR 2652
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Data from research made on the crew of 42-31695 by Jerry Zak, nephew of Engineer Joseph Strukel (KIA)
US Census 1940
ABMC website
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2652 / MACR 2652, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database