Norman J Evensen

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) On 8-Sep-43 in B-24D 42-40690 479ASG/4ASS while serving as Bombardier the aircraft was shot down into the Bay of Biscay while on an anti-submarine patrol. 3 crewmen were rescued by Air-Sea Rescue but 7 others perished in the sea.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Bay of Biscay 8 September 1943 Killed when the aircraft was shot down by German fighters and crashed into the Bay of Biscay. His remains have neever been recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery

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Lee Cunningham 2-Jun-2015. NEW person entry . All information based on MACR 517 and "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Commemorated event and decorations per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)records.