Norris S Ballangrud

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-27755.jpeg UPL 27755 Lubbock Field Class 43-E CAVU

Lubbock Field Class 43-E CAVU

Object Number - UPL 27755 - Lubbock Field Class 43-E CAVU

Joined squad 10 October 1943. Shot down by fighters on mission to V-sites at Escalles-sur-Buchy, FR on 21 Jan 1944 in B-24H #42-7514. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-7514

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Valiant lady
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

21 January 1944

Born

Portland, Oregon, USA

Buried

Us Military Cemetery, St Andre at Evreux G-3-46 (last known)

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 21 January 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2359 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd, MACR 2359, 8th AF Losses

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Object number: UPL 27755 - Lubbock Field Class 43-E CAVU