Bernard Abel
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
27 missions
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Karl Anthony Eisele Jr
Military
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Karl Eisele, Jr. 2nd Lieutenant, 8th AF, 93rd BG, 409th BS/329th BS. Stationed in Hardwick, England.
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My Dad, Karl Eisele, Jr. and Mom (Janet Eisele) marrying in Boise, Idaho as Dad was stationed at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho shortly before going to England to bomb the Reich.
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From the book _Making for Sweden_
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From the book, _____Making For Sweden_
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this article on Karl Eisele, Jr.'s service to his country was written by my brother, Tom Eisele. Published by the Heritage Herald, June 2016
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Karl Eisele, Jr. on the left is the groom in his wedding in Boise, Idaho in 1944. His best man is his Pilot in their B-24, (and best pal) Leo Baumann.
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Karl Eisele, Jr. (“Earl” is a typo).
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Karl Eisele, Jr.
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Karl Eisele, Jr. in internment in Sweden at Hummlebacken, near Falun, Sweden. On his 20th mission (over Hamburg), the “Full House” had been hit by flak. 2 engines were damaged, and the pilot flew to the Bulltofta airfield near Malmo, where they crash landed. The co-pilot’s back was broken in the landing, and he died the next day. The rest of the crew were kept in Hummlebacken from that time (Jan. 1945) until Germany surrendered (May 1945).
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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)
Service
People
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Leo Baumann
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 409BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Karlsruhe 5-Nov-44; Hit by flak on the return flight and broke up during an emergency landing near Church Farm close to their Hardwick home base. Killed in Action (KIA) ... -
Howard Busse
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
INT landed in Sweden on 17 Jan 45 in B-24 42-51523 -
Albert Chipman
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
INT landed in Sweden on 17 Jan 45 in B-24 42-51523. -
John Floore
Military | Major | Command Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
INT landed in Sweden on 17 Jan 45 in B-24 42-51523 -
Henry Greenberg
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 93rd Bomb Group
Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down near Tilburg on 9/18/44 in B-24 'Baggie Maggie' #42100416 -
Harry Gruener
Military | Captain | Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
INT landed in Sweden on 17 Jan 45 in B-24 42-51523 -
John Harrington
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x missions. Mortally wounded on mission, only member of crew hit. Landed in Sweden in B-24 42-51523 17-Jan-45. Wounded in Action (WIA), subsequently died of wounds in Swedish hospital 20-Jan-45. MACR 11742. ... -
Windell Hart
Military | Top Turret Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
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Leo Henry
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Killed in Action (KIA) 5 November 1944 ...
Units served with
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93rd Bomb Group
Group
93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1-March-1942 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15-May-1942 the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida to continue advanced flight training and also to fly anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico; they... -
329th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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409th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-51523 Full House
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hamburg. Major J Floore, Capt Harry Gruener, 1Lt J Harrington [WIA], Capt R White, 2Lt K Eisele Jr, 1Lt T Steph, 1Lt C Kline, T/Sgt P Golden, T/Sgt W Tipton, S/Sgt C Trone Jr, S/Sgt A Chipman... -
42-95024 GYPSY QUEEN
B-24 Liberator
The aircraft shown is not 42-95024 but does show many of the crew members on board on the day that she crashed 5th November 1944 ...
Missions
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798
17 January 1945
Associated Place
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Hardwick
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF bomber airfield, Hardwick was used first by the 310th Bomb Group, equipped with B-25 Mitchells. In December 1943, the B-24 Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group moved in, and remained until the end of the war, flying over 330 missions.... -
Hardwick Memorial Cross
Crash site
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Airfield Farm, Hardwick
Other location
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93rd Bomb Group Museum, Hardwick
Other location
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Madison, Wisconsin | 25 May 1922 |
| Enlisted | Milwaukee, WI, USA | 15 September 1944 |
| Interned | Sweden | 17 January 1945 – 18 May 1945 |
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Interned in Humlebacken (Korsnas) |
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| Died | Madison, WI, USA | 25 May 1988 |
| Buried | Madison, Wisconsin | |
Revisions
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| 29 August 2020 20:05:42 | GratefulSonOfFlierEisele | Changes to biography |
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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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| 18 June 2020 19:51:01 | GratefulSonOfFlierEisele | Changes to aircraft associations |
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Per Ted Eisele, son of Karl Eisele, Jr. |
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| 18 June 2020 19:20:33 | GratefulSonOfFlierEisele | Changes to biography |
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From the records of Ted Eisele, son of Karl Eisele, Jr. |
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| 01 May 2018 20:37:13 | GratefulSonOfFlierEisele | Changes to biography and events |
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Per Karl’s son, Ted Eisele |
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| 30 April 2018 17:35:54 | GratefulSonOfFlierEisele | Changes to awards |
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as per son, Ted Eisele |
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| 30 April 2018 17:19:24 | GratefulSonOfFlierEisele | Changes to person associations |
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as per son Ted Eisele |
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| 30 April 2018 02:15:17 | GratefulSonOfFlierEisele | Changes to events |
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AS PER son Ted Eisele |
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| 30 April 2018 01:42:40 | GratefulSonOfFlierEisele | Changes to person associations, unit associations and mission associations |
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as per son Ted Eisele |
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| 30 April 2018 01:34:55 | GratefulSonOfFlierEisele | Changes to awards |
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as per his son, Ted Eisele |
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| 30 April 2018 01:31:51 | GratefulSonOfFlierEisele | Changes to person associations and place associations |
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from his son, Ted Eisele |
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| 30 April 2018 01:29:51 | GratefulSonOfFlierEisele | Changes to service number |
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as per his son, Ted Eisele |
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| 18 January 2017 15:53:28 | general ira snapsorter | Changes to events and aircraft associations |
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from: |
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| 27 September 2014 18:17:43 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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 |
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