Karl Anthony Eisele Jr
Military
I am Karl’s son (1 of 5, actually). We have extensive albums and copies of Stars & Stripes that Dad kept and annotated, as well as his war letters.
Object Number - UPL 33129 - Karl Eisele, Jr. 2nd Lieutenant, 8th AF, 93rd BG, 409th BS/329th BS. Stationed in Hardwick, England.
Initially on B-24 42-95024, the “Gypsy Queen” piloted by Leo Baumann. After its crash, reassigned to other planes. On the 20th mission in January 1945, plane was hit by flak and landed in Sweden. Interned in Sweden until 8 May 1945. B-24 42-51523, the “Full House.”
Interned in Humlebacken (Korsnas)
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 711892
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16104050 / O-824076
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33746434
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 17 January 1945
Places
- Site type: USAAF heritage site
- Known as: Station 104
- Site type: Memorial
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Madison, Wisconsin | 25 May 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | 15 September 1944 | |
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Other Interned |
Sweden | 17 January 1945 - 18 May 1945 | Interned in Humlebacken (Korsnas) |
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Died |
Madison, WI, USA | 25 May 1988 | |
|
Buried |
Madison, Wisconsin |
Revisions
updated to reflect that I had misspelled Baumann. Certain of this; he was Dad’s best friend on the crew and best man at Dad’s wedding.
Per Ted Eisele, son of Karl Eisele, Jr.
From the records of Ted Eisele, son of Karl Eisele, Jr.
Per Karl’s son, Ted Eisele
as per son Ted Eisele
as per son Ted Eisele
from his son, Ted Eisele
as per his son, Ted Eisele
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 11742 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Tim Eisele MACR 11742
