Edwin M Jonson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

BTG, Wroblicka Crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29954 'Devil's Angel'. Mission #17 to the synthetic oil works at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. MACR 383. Lost 2 engines to fighters. 1st 534th crew lost. Killed in Action (KIA). S/Sgt Jonson was out of his ball turret and in the waist section being assisted with his parachute by both waist gunners. Killed by 20mm shells from ME-109's. Buried 14 August 1943 in Waldorf Cemetery, Bornheim. Grave 202.



Earlier on 29 July 1943 crash landed in Norfolk on return from Kiel in B-17 #42-3221 'Whale Tail' with 3 engines out. Crew returned.



St James, MN

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Walter R Cecil

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38234081
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

David Edward Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670119
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

John L Kratzer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20500924
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Joseph G Labushevicz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36320870
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer

Claude E Neeley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-735435
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-29954

42-29954

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Devil's Angel
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
A crashed B-17F Flying Fortress (GD-E, serial number 42-3221) of the 534th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group , 29 July 1943. Official caption on image:'(GAD-126-2-381)(29-7-43)(A/C 3221 - Type B17F).' Printed caption beneath image: ' Squadron: 334th. Type of aircraft: B-17F. No.: 42-3221. Date of Mission: 29/7/43. Type of Damage: General - (propellers, engines, fuselage etc.). Damage By: Crash Landing. 0908.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '3221 'E' 381st BG 534th BS. Pilot 1st Lt. D. Lisnon. C/L 3 engines

42-3221

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Whaletail
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

12 August 1943

Born

St James, Minnesota, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 12 August 1943

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 383 / MACR 383, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 206-7, 230 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database