Delmar Odin Pederson
Military
Edward S. Wygonik Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
B-24L-10-FO #44-49626 "White Elephant" Code: T9-J
Standing Left to Right: Harry E. Renshaw (E), Eugene A. Saltarelli (CP), Delmar O. Pederson (R/O), John Morrell (WG), Richard Oatman (N), Edward S. Wygonik (P), John F. Cumming (NG), Elwood W. Nothstein (TG), Stanley J. Mohr (WG).
You can read more about this crew in the book "Attlebridge Arsenal" by Chris Brassfield & Earl Wassom
Chris Brassfield
Object Number - UPL 6378 - Crew 580 Edward S. Wygonik Crew 466th BG - 785th BS B-24L-10-FO #44-49626 "White Elephant" Code: T9-J Standing Left to Right: Harry E....
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-828359
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Benson, MN 56215, USA | 25 April 1921 | |
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Died |
Seattle, WA, USA | 3 August 2003 | A loving and dependable husband, father, brother, grandfather, father-in-law and funeral director. Delmar passed away from this earth on August 3, 2003 after battling many health problems, including colon cancer, just two short months after his loving wife Ruth Charlotte Pederson. He was born in Benson, Minnesota on April 25, 1921 to Odin and Selma Pederson. Delmar worked in his family s store, where he met his lovely wife, until August 14, 1942, when he enlisted in the Army Air force. He flew 28 missions over Germany on a B-24 Liberator, working as a radio operator. Serving with the 785th bombardment squadron, he won four battle stars on his ETO ribbon for Air Offensive Germany and was awarded an air medal with 3 oak clusters. Delmar separated from the military as a Tech Sergeant in September 1945. In 1950, Delmar and Ruth moved to San Francisco where Del attended Mortuary College and where his daughter Debbie was born. In 1952, Delmar went to work for Bonney-Watson Funeral Home in Seattle and worked diligently as a funeral director for 37 years. Del had pride in his hard work and put his energy into doing the best job possible; investing numerous hours of overtime to always ensure each job was completed to the best of his ability. In 1961, his son Doran Pederson was born. Delmar retired from Bonney-Watson in 1989. Outside of his professional life, Del was a craftsman and built an extension to his house by himself, a fisherman, a golfer a choir singer, enjoyed watching sports was active in church activities, and was an avid Christian who loved his Lord Jesus Christ. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE DIARY by Wassom & Brassfield, page 349