Darwin Frederick Michaelsen

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21836.jpeg UPL 21836 Darwin F Michaelson - Clinton, 390th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21836 - Darwin F Michaelson - Clinton, 390th BG, KIA

Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-794590
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rose Marie, Hot Rocks
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3328) nicknamed "Miss Fortune" of the 390th Bomb Group flies over countryside. Image via Bob Jesko Handwritten caption on reverse: '568 BS, 8143+ Bloomville Hall, Hacheston.;
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Fortune
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Clinton, Iowa, USA 28 June 1921

Enlisted

Des Moines, IA 15 January 1942

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Vorsundern, Germany 10 October 1943

Buried

Clinton, IA Clinton Lawn Cemetery Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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