John A Tellefsen
Military
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Object Number - UPL 20753 - Navigator John A. Tellefsen, 96th Bomb Group, 338th Bomb Squadron
Damaged by flak on a mission to Watten, FR on 13 Feb 1944, B-17F #42-3556 'Dear Mom' returned to England and landed at RAF West Malling, Kent. RTD.
Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31774 'Vera Mae', Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 30 January 1922 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 13 April 1944 | |
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Died |
Bryn Mawr, PA, USA | 21 June 2002 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
My wife's Uncle and Father's older brother John Andrew Tellefsen.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons, pg 132
