Carl H Bundgaard

Military
media-29449.jpeg UPL 29449 Lt. Carl H Bundgaard, Withee WI, 505th Fighter Squadron.

Object Number - UPL 29449 - Lt. Carl H Bundgaard, Withee WI, 505th Fighter Squadron.

Had an inauspicious start to his service with the 505FS, suffering engine failure in the vicinity of Authon, France on his very first mission; 4 July of all days! He bailed out successfully and then managed to evade capture with the assistance of the French resistance. Returning to Fowlmere 22 days later. RTD. Credited with 2 x air kills, 3 x ground kills.



Awards: DFC, AM (11OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

21 July 1922

Enlisted

27 January 1943

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Bailed Out

4 July 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) escort to Saumur, baled out and evaded capture.

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Evaded (EVD)

4 July 1944 - 26 July 1944 Evaded capture with help from resistance Returned to Duty (RTD)

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Promotion

20 September 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant

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End Tour of Duty (ETD)

31 March 1945

Died

15 April 1947 Died in service

Buried

Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota

Born

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Interment record on Ancestry.

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Brother-Victor/MACR 6548 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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