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Capt Malcolm Erickson 509th FS 405th FG 9th AF P-47D
Names Commemorated on the Memorial Wall to the Missing at the U.S. Cemetery at Margraten, The Netherlands SGT James T. Ellenburg - 92nd BG Lt. Charles F. Elliott - 322th BG 2LT Ernest F. Engeman - 398th BG SGT Roland Erdman - 466th BG CPT Malcolm Erickson - 405th FG
On 23 March, 1945, P47's of the 9th Air Force, including the 405th FG, were involved in attacks near Schermbeck, Dinslaken, Borken, Sudlohn Germ. Most likely, these attacks were in preparation of the Allied attack across the Rhine river that would start the next day. Captain Malcolm J. Erickson, who had already received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with an Oak Leaf Cluster, went missing on this mission. He remains missing till this day. His name is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at Netherlands American Cemetery.
Group
The 405th Fighter Group was a fighter bomber unit of the United States Army Air Force in World War II. They group flew P-47 Thunderbolts in the European Theater of Operations (ETO) starting with the buildup to the Invasion of Normandy ("D-Day") through...
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| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Minneapolis, MN, USA | 6 August 1919 |
| Stationed | 3640 Ophoven, Belgium | February 1945 |
| Died | Germany | 23 March 1945 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 01 September 2020 06:12:55 | fugari | Changes to awards, place associations and media associations |
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JCook Photo Collection & Archives |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 05 October 2017 16:46:42 | Lucy May | Changes to nickname, nationality, service number and biography |
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Correspondence with Dominique Vernooij, who has adopted Erickson's name on the Tablets of the Missing in Margraten. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 December 2014 00:43:46 | 466thHistorian | Changes to events |
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Chris Brassfield |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 December 2014 00:41:33 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and media associations |
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Chris Brassfield |
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