Elwood George Jensen
Military
Roger Freeman Photo.
Object Number - FRE 20 - Personnel of the 4th Fighter Group, 335th Fighter Squadron, grouped around the P-51B Mustang that they have modified into a two-seater aircraft,...
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. 'Woody' Jensen converted a P-51B (43-12193; WD-2) into the first two-seat Mustang in the 4th Fighter Group in the Fall of 1944.
Awards: AM, GC, WWII Victory, EAME (6OLC).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Plato Center, IL USA | 17 September 1918 | Son of Peter F Jensen. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 13 May 1942 | Chicago Illinois |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
28 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Enlisted |
10 March 1951 | Re-enlisted 10-Mar-51. | |
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Other Discharged USAF |
8 May 1952 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
St Charles, IL, USA | 13 November 1982 | |
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Based |
Debden | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Brought in source from duplicate record:
'1000 Destroyed' by Capt. Grover C. Hall, Jr. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.4thfightergroupassociation.org/4th-headquarters---ground.html
