John Edwin Blomgren

Military
UPL 81161 UPL 81161 From Left to Right: Ross H. Cornell (P), John E. Blomgren (P), Roland E. Enman (B/N)
416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF
Cornell and Enman were shot down together on 18 March 1945. Enman was KIA

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Object Number - UPL 81161 - From Left to Right: Ross H. Cornell (P), John E. Blomgren (P), Roland E. Enman (B/N) 416th BG - 669th BS - 9th AF Cornell and Enman were shot down...

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Units served with

An A-26 Invader (F6-P, serial number 43-22330) nicknamed "For Pete's Sake" of the 416th Bomb Group prepares for take-off at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group . Written on slide casing: '416 BG Mount Farm.'

416th Bomb Group

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

People

Kalen Heath

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Aircraft

41-39238

  • Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group

43-21961

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group
B-26 Marauders, including (serial number 43-9701) of the 416th Bomb Group fly in formation.

43-9701

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 668th Bomb Squadron

43-9943

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron

44-178

  • Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
  • Unit: 416th Bomb Group 669th Bomb Squadron

Places

Melun

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Melun, Alsace

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rockford, IL 8 July 1920
Rockford, IL 16 February 1942 1903 N. Church Street

Other

First 416th BG Combat Mission

St. Hilaire, France 29 June 1944

Other

Force Landed

RAF Tangemere, UK 6 August 1944 Severe battle damage forced Lt. J.E. Blomgren to crash land at Tangmere -- none of the crew was injured. (416th BG History 1944)

Other

Crash Landed

Wethersfield Airfield, UK 11 August 1944 Left main landing gear collapsed on landing. None of the crew ere injured

Other

Final 416th BG Combat Mission

Stod, Czech Republic 3 May 1945 Flew 63 combat missions

Died

Rockford, IL 3 October 1958

Buried/ Commemorated

Rockford, IL 6 October 1958 Arlington Memorial Park Cemetery Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA Plot Sec 19, Lot 121, west grave

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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188199851/john-e.-blomgren
http://www.416th.com/missions/LoadingList.html
http://www.416th.com/MACR_AAR/19440806_43-9943_No_Report-_Blomgren.html
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44008_08_0…

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Object number: UPL 48788 - From Left to Right: Ross H. Cornell (P), John E...