Henry Jorgenson Jr

Military

Assigned to 544BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Elwood E Buller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant

Robert Leigh Fish

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-729318
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

George V Grant

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Lawrence M Hall

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant

Aircraft

41-24575

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sunrise Serenader
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-31235) nicknamed 'Goin' Dog' of the 384th Bomb Group takes off for a mission. A censor has obscured the triangle P and serial number on the aircraft's tail. Image stamped on reverse: 'Sport and General.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 24 April 1944.' [stamp] and '313357.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Back from Berlin. Crews of US Fortress Station returning from the Berlin raid which took place recently. 34320. A Fortress takes off- destination Berlin

42-31235

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Goin' Dog
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

42-39784

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cabin In The Sky
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 1 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

42-39888

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: HotNuts
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 1 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Racine County, WI 24 March 1918 Son of Henry Sr and Ida A Jorgenson.

Enlisted

Fort Sheridan, IL 3 October 1941 Fort Sheridan, Illinois

Other

Discharged USAAF

20 March 1946 Honourable discharge.

Died

Racine, WI 21 September 1987

Buried

West Lawn Memorial Park, Mount Pleasant, Racine County, WI 24 September 1987 West Lawn Memorial Park Mount Pleasant, Racine County, Wisconsin

Enlisted

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/685495030
https://www.fold3.com/record/47335791-henry-jorgenson
https://www.fold3.com/record/89563583-henry-jorgenson-jr
https://www.fold3.com/record/624236465-henry-jorgenson-1918
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5972
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106367288/henry-jorgenson

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https://www.fold3.com/record/89563583-henry-jorgenson-jr
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5972
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106367288/henry-jorgenson

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…