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SEDERQUIST, Donald Le Roy - Date of
birth
20 December 1921 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Clarence, Cedar County, Iowa -
Hometown
Burbank, Los Angeles County, Callifornia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-677897 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
579th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 October 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, north of the Frisian Islands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Emil H. Sederquist (father)
Anna (Siem) Sederquist (mother)
Kenneth A. Sederquist (brother)
Dorothy A. Sederquist (sister)
Marjorie M. Sederquist (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7474 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Satan's Flame
Destination: North Sea
Mission: Diversion
MACR: 891
More information
Donald Sederquist attended college and was an airplane mechanic.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Los Angeles, California on 1 April 1942.
The mission's objective was to deconcentrate German defenses, primarily fighter units, and draw them away from the main bomber routes across the continent.
This aircraft was last seen when it lost altitude with one or more engines on fire as a result of fighter attacks. Three or four parachutes were noted at that time.
The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, NARA, WWIIMemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Erlandson Family Tree / 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Pim van Wijngaarden, Helen Sederquist Eglett (niece)