Ellsworth Jerome Seesz

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 23rd Station Complement, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Died on joyride aboard B-17 "Ready Freddie" when it crashed at Duxford.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ready Freddie
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Franklin, Renville County, MN 20 January 1917 Son of Edward John Carl and Ella J [Steffenson] Seesz.

Enlisted

Fort Snelling, MN 20 April 1942 Fort Snelling, Minnesota

Died

Duxford 19 June 1944 Non operational flight; crash at Duxford. Died non Battle (DNB)

Buried

20 June 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Buried

Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 14 August 1948 Re-Interred Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Based

Duxford 19 June 1944 Assigned to 23rd Station Complement, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.