Mahlon Roland Erickson
Military
UPL 64035
UPL 64035
2nd Lt Mahlon R. Erickson
Mahlon Roland Erickson
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Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed on 29-Dec-44 in Luxembourg in B-17 42-107188 'Ramp Rooster' in Bingen, Germany Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM (5OLC) POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39602415
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35874627
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36228124
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 22 March 1923 | Born Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland | 29 December 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III |
Died |
Vero Beach, Florida | 29 August 1995 | Died Vero Beach, Florida |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11348 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database