Marquis Ausman Fjelsted
MilitaryShot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-39845 'Hulcher's Vultures'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5317.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAAF till discharged 11-Jan-47. Re-enlisting USAF 1-May-51 to 31-Jan-73 rising to rank of Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-702435
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14074679 / O-819104
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31313028
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hulcher's Vultures
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA | 20 November 1921 | Son of Ausman and Mary [Londo] Fjelsted. |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | 21 August 1942 | Milwaukee WI |
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Other Shot down |
07806 Weira, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-39845 'Hulcher's Vultures'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5317. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Dover, WI, USA | 14 March 2009 | |
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Based |
Knettishall | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 563BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/28638344
Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/newszapde/obituary.aspx?n=marquis-a-fj…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5317 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database