Karl Anthony Eisele Jr

Military
media-33129.jpeg UPL 33129 Karl Eisele, Jr. 2nd Lieutenant, 8th AF, 93rd BG, 409th BS/329th BS. Stationed in Hardwick, England. Karl Eisele

I am Karl’s son (1 of 5, actually). We have extensive albums and copies of Stars & Stripes that Dad kept and annotated, as well as his war letters.

Object Number - UPL 33129 - Karl Eisele, Jr. 2nd Lieutenant, 8th AF, 93rd BG, 409th BS/329th BS. Stationed in Hardwick, England.

Initially on B-24 42-95024, the “Gypsy Queen” piloted by Leo Baumann. After its crash, reassigned to other planes. On the 20th mission in January 1945, plane was hit by flak and landed in Sweden. Interned in Sweden until 8 May 1945. B-24 42-51523, the “Full House.”

Interned in Humlebacken (Korsnas)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 711892
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16104050 / O-824076
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33746434
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A B-24J Liberator (RE-V, serial number 42-51523) of the 329th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten message on reverse: ‘Stockholm, 11/11/69 – “Dear Roger, It was quite a time since I last heard from you, but perhaps you are busy with other things. I got a letter today from 487B.G. and they told me that B-24J ser.no. 42-100306 was not 487B.G. You told me so in your letter 16/12 1968. I have found out through photos that the plane belonged to 446B.G. Am I wrong? The photo on this card
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Full House
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Gypsy queen

Missions

  • Date: 17 January 1945

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

25 May 1922

Enlisted

15 September 1944

Other

Interned

17 January 1945 - 18 May 1945 Interned in Humlebacken (Korsnas)

Died

25 May 1988

Buried

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.

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updated to reflect that I had misspelled Baumann. Certain of this; he was Dad’s best friend on the crew and best man at Dad’s wedding.

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Per Ted Eisele, son of Karl Eisele, Jr.

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From the records of Ted Eisele, son of Karl Eisele, Jr.

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Per Karl’s son, Ted Eisele

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as per son, Ted Eisele

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as per son Ted Eisele

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AS PER son Ted Eisele

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as per son Ted Eisele

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as per his son, Ted Eisele

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from his son, Ted Eisele

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as per his son, Ted Eisele

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 11742 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Tim Eisele MACR 11742

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