Otis Carroll Ingebritsen
Military
Pilot
388th BG - 560th BS 388th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 45419 - 1LT Otis C. Ingebritsen Pilot 388th BG - 560th BS
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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: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32094301 / O-670001
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blind Date
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
![A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30214) nicknamed "Iza Angel" of the 388th Bomb Group in flight, 14 September 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '14/9/43 C. 384. B-17. 230214 'Iza Angel' 388BG.' On reverse: Stewart P. Evans [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413950.jpg.webp?itok=FGtG7LVK)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Iza Angel II
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Slightly Dangerous II
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Olin's 69ers, Gremlin Gus II
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Boy Blue
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 February 1944
- Date: 5 February 1944
- Date: 4 February 1944
- Date: 24 January 1944
- Date: 21 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Greenwood, WI | 14 January 1918 | |
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Born |
Madison, WI | 16 October 1940 | 523 West Mifflin Street |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
26 September 1943 - 13 February 1944 | ||
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Died |
Yorktown, VA | 12 August 2009 | Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - August 16, 2009 Deceased Name: Otis C. Ingebritsen YORKTOWN - Otis Carroll Ingebritsen, 91, passed away Aug. 12, 2009. Otis was a native of Wisconsin. He served his country during World War II in the U.S. Air Force as a B-17 pilot. He was decorated for extraordinary achievement on 25 heavy bombardment missions. Awards include an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and a Distinguished Flying Cross with one Oak Leaf Cluster. He attended the University of Wisconsin, graduating with a degree in engineering. He came to Virginia in 1947 to work for NASA until his retirement in 1976. Otis enjoyed tennis, woodworking, computers and videography. He was a member of Grace Episcopal Church. Otis was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Otis is survived by his wife Josephine of 56 years; a son, Kris Ingebritsen of Seaford; a daughter, Ann Morse and her husband John of Chesapeake; a sister, Ethel Lee of Ohio; and four grandchildren, Amber, Tara and Damon Ingebritsen and Jack Morse. Friends are invited to join the family at the MRA Building today from 4 to 6 p.m. for a celebration of his life. A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at Grace Episcopal Church with the Rev. Carleton Bakkum officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends at a reception following the service in the church social hall. |
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Buried |
Yorktown, VA | 18 August 2009 | Grace Episcopal Churchyard Yorktown, York County, Virginia, USA |
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Other Graduated University |
Madison, WI | University of Wisconsin Electrical Engineering | |
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Other Engineer for NASA |
Hampton, VA | NASA Langley Research Center |
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Sources
http://www.388bg.com/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-C215&dat…
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44047_04_0…
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=1265&h=2573029…
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19680015872
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/61975902/otis-carroll-ingebritsen
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html
