Carl Peter Djernes
Military
Rear L-R: GC*, Donald Chiu, Lucene La Crosse, Ora Akins, Gordon Reiher, Richard Bill, GC*.
Front L-R: GC*, Carl Djernes, Rex Davis, Raymond Spiva, John Canale, GC*.
GC* Ground crew.
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Object Number - UPL 53035 - "Lt. Djernes and crew of the 401st Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" at an 8th Air Force base in England, 18 January...
Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 x Combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (6OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37705979
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 39421554
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-129640 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39125361
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marquette, NE | 16 October 1918 | Son of Anton Christian and Karen Theresa [Hemmingsen] Djernes. |
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Enlisted |
Buckley Field, Denver, CO | 19 February 1943 | Buckley Field, Denver, Colorado |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
31 August 1945 | ||
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Died |
Phillips, Hamilton County, NE | 27 March 2001 | |
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Buried |
Phillips Cemetery Phillips, Hamilton County, NE | 30 March 2001 | Phillips Cemetery Phillips, Hamilton County, Nebraska |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=301