Robert Thorsten Larson
MilitaryAssigned to 96BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Oswiecim, Poland 20-Aug-44; shot down by enemy aircraft, A/C crashed Balassog, Hungary. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 11699
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Streak
- Unit: 96th Bomb Squadron 2nd Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Saint Charles, Illinois | 20 January 1923 | Born Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 20 August 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft IV |
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Died |
Elgin, Illinois | 13 October 2004 | Died Elgin, Illinois |
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Buried |
Union Cemetery, Illinois | 16 October 2004 | Interred Union Cemetery Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois |
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