Norman Wesley Achen

Military
media-31397.jpeg UPL 31397 1Lt . Norman W Achen...


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Object Number - UPL 31397 - 1Lt . Norman W Achen... Photo source: .4thfightergroupassociation.org

Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Hit by Flak whilst strafing a ground target in P-51 43-6882, performed a belly landing in the vicinity of Lake Zwischenahner. Last contacted by radio. 15-Aug-44. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8147



Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.



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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 4th Fighter Group 334th Fighter Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kenosha, WI, USA 11 July 1921

Enlisted

Phoenix, AZ, USA 6 June 1942 Phoenix, Arizona

Other

Assigned

Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK 11 June 1944 - 15 August 1944 Assigned to 334FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Shot down

Bad Zwischenahn, Germany 15 August 1944 Hit by Flak whilst strafing a ground target in P-51 43-6882, performed a belly landing in the vicinity of Lake Zwischenahner. Last contacted by radio. POW. 15-Aug-44. MACR 8147.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 15 August 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Died

Carlsbad, CA 17 February 2010

Buried

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County, CA 20 February 2010 Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County, California
Los Angeles, CA, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorWD-C Mustang
Changes
Sources

Added nickname using "Go with God" by Achen

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8147 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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