Justus M Swenson Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) at Nickelfeld in B-24 42-51481.

NOTE; Correct spelling of individual is SCHWENSEN. Enlisted ASN 17073861, Officers ASN O-685283. His MOS was 1024/Pilot. although he was an observer when the aircraft crashed at Meckelfeld, Germany, not Nickelfeld as stated.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

An pathfinder B-24 Liberator of the 853rd Bomb Squadron, 491st Bomb Group goes down after a direct flak hit during a riad on Harburg, 17 January 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '853rd BS, 491st BG, 17 Jan 1945. Harburg Refinery - Germany. Lead ship going down, pilot [illegible] strain.' Second handwritten on reverse: '17-1-45, 334.'

42-51481

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

17 January 1945

Born

Winfield, Missouri

Revisions

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ContributorWhite-Knight
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Sources

American Library Norwich 491st database
MACR 11735
National Archives USA Enlistment Records.

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Contributorjmoore43
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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11735