Willard Eugene Axvig
MilitaryCrash landed in Sweden 4 January 1944 in B-24 #42-7637 'Queen of Peace', Interned (INT).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A pathfinder B-24 Liberator of the 577th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Note radar gear under nose/cockpit area!' Handwritten and printed caption on reverse: '392BG 577SQ.' On reverse: John E. Bode Aug 05 1964 [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414153.jpg.webp?itok=qGPtoDSE)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Queen of Peace
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Milton, North Dakota | 21 June 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Snelling, Minnesota | 5 November 1942 | |
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Died |
Bemidji, Minnesota | 18 May 1991 | |
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Buried |
Bemidji, Minnesota | 21 May 1991 | Greenwood Cemetery Bemidji, Beltrami County, Minnesota, USA |
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Other Interned in Sweden |
Smedstorp, Sweden | 4 January 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1910 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database