Stanley W Erickson
Military
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FRE 5135
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to the 384th BG 546th BS on AAF Station 106 special Orders #157 dated 5 August 1944, John G Mohler Crew. 28 x combat missions. Killed in crash on return from a mission on 27 December 1944.
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12136903
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner, Flexible Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11088680
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12177510 / O-710339
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, NY | 11 June 1917 | Son of Sixten A Erickson. |
Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 30 September 1942 | |
Other Commissioned 2Lt |
Douglas, AZ | 7 December 1943 | Received wings - Douglas, AZ. |
Died |
Manston, Ramsgate, Kent CT12, UK | 27 December 1944 | His aircraft, 42-31484 sustained battle damage and attempted to land away at RAF Manston, Kent. Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area and exploded, killing the entire crew. |
Buried |
28 December 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery, East Farmingdale, NY | 5 August 1948 | Re-Interred Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, NY |
Based |
Grafton Underwood | 27 December 1944 | Assigned to 546BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…