Russell Godfrey Ahlstrom Jr

Military

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Units served with

A B-25 Mitchell (7C) of the 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force takes off.

340th Bomb Group

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

People

Thomas V Casey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 340th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-810110
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-27656

  • Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
  • Nicknames: McKinley Jr. High
  • Unit: 340th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St. Paul, Minnesota 2 March 1921

Died

near Gricigliana Railroad Bridge, Itay 22 June 1944 When the aircraft was hit by flak, it caught fire. Ahlstrom's parachute was in the middle of the fire. He jumped in to retrieve it and tried to kick open the escape hatch. When last observed he had not been able to open it.

Buried

Fort Snelling National Cemetery 3 March 1949 Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA PLOT Section C-24 Site 13754 MILITARY S SGT, US ARMY
St. Paul, Minnesota 115 Wayzata Street

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Sources

https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44018_03_0…
"The Bridgebusters" - Thomas McKelvey Cleaver, page 110
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2590/images/40479_2421…