Karl Anthony Eisele Jr

Military
media-33129.jpeg UPL 33129 Karl Eisele, Jr. 2nd Lieutenant, 8th AF, 93rd BG, 409th BS/329th BS. Stationed in Hardwick, England. Karl Eisele

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)

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pathfinder Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Born

25 May 1922

Enlisted

15 September 1944

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Interned

17 January 1945 - 18 May 1945 Interned in Humlebacken (Korsnas)

Died

25 May 1988

Buried

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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.

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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.

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Per Ted Eisele, son of Karl Eisele, Jr.

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From the records of Ted Eisele, son of Karl Eisele, Jr.

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Per Karl’s son, Ted Eisele

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as per son, Ted Eisele

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as per son Ted Eisele

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AS PER son Ted Eisele

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as per son Ted Eisele

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as per his son, Ted Eisele

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from his son, Ted Eisele

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as per his son, Ted Eisele

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 11742 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Tim Eisele MACR 11742

Karl Anthony Eisele: Gallery (9 items)