Carroll J Gjerde
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 21415 - Carroll Gjerde - Radcliffe, 4522nd BG, KIA
AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster. Lost at Sea. 'Ida Wanna" had one wing flaming, and one engine feathered. Plane was apparently headed for Sweden when it blew, landing in the sea near Heide, off Holland. T/Sgt. Ralph DeCelle, RO, and T/Sgt. Arvis Stephenson, ENG, survived (POW). Most had flown 32 missions.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ida Wanna
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in action |
18 March 1945 | ||
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Born |
Radcliffe, Iowa | ||
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Buried |
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Sources
ABMC / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
