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SVENSON, Robert Ross - Date of
birth
6 March 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
City of Orange, Essex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-752453 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
668th Bombardment Squadron,
416th Bombardment Group, Light
-
Awards
Air Medal with 8 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 December 1944 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Losheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 12 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George B. Svenson Sr. (father)
Victoria S. (Williamson) Svenson (mother)
George B. Svenson Jr. (brother)
Helen Svenson (sister)
Dorothy Svenson (sister)
Orsula Svenson (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-22317 -
Data
Type: A-26B
Destination: Ahutte, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the railroad yard
MACR: 11667
More information
1st Lt Robert R. Svenson graduated from East High School and was employed at Platers Supply Company.The airplane was hit by flak on the bomb run. They left the formation with the left engine smoking and went into a dive. No chutes were observed. I did not see the plane crash.
Statement from Lt Jake W. Wright, Air Corps.
Lt Svenson was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Foy, Belgium Block A, Row 8, Grave 185.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com MACR, www.ancestry.com - Jeffery, William George Family Tree / 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Astrid van Erp, The Plain Dealer - 16 January 1945