Jack Larsen

Military

Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Sofia, Bulgaria 20-Dec-43 with Bob Brown crew; Collided with out of control ME109, ripping wing from A/C. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1592



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Big Nig
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Berka, al Birkah

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Billings, MT 18 April 1921 Son of Joseph Eldorus and Minnie Dorothea [Noller] Larsen.

Died

Sofia, Bulgaria 20 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Sofia, Bulgaria 20-Dec-43 with Bob Brown crew; Collided with out of control ME109, ripping wing from A/C. KIA MACR 1592

Other

Entered Service

New Jersey Entered Service from New Jersey.

Buried

Rexburg Cemetery Rexburg, Madison County, ID Re-Interred Rexburg Cemetery Rexburg, Madison County, Idaho

Based

20 December 1943 Assigned to 515BS, 376BG, 15AF USAAF.