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SUNDIN, Bernard - Date of
birth
15 July 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Bagley, Clearwater County, Minnesota -
Hometown
East Grand Forks, Polk County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39202524 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1944 - Place of
death
Jardinghausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bernard B. Sundin (father)
Alma Sundin (mother)
Miles Sundin (brother)
Warren Sundin (brother)
Kermit Sundin (brother)
Synneva Sundin (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31051 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Goin' Jessie
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 3018
More information
Sgt Bernard Sundin was a welder at Boeing Aircraft.He enlisted on 27 February 1943 in Tacoma, Washington.
The mission was to bomb the industrial area in the suburbs of Berlin. Instead, targets of opportunity were bombed in Oranienburg.
The aircraft was shot down by enemy fighters. Seven crew members were killed, three were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com,
www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, WWII Draft Card, 1920 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten