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KROGH, Svend Aage - Date of
birth
9 May 1921 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Audubon, Audubon County, Iowa -
Hometown
Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa -
Religion
Protestant
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37428065 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Navigator/Gunner -
Unit
577th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1943 - Place of
death
Friedrichskoog-Spitze, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 18 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Peter A. Krogh (father)
Kathrine (Bonde) Krogh (mother)
Inger Krogh (sister)
Hjalmar P. Krogh (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7493 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Gregory the Great
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 01494
More information
S/Sgt Svend A. Krogh enlisted in September 1942 and had been stationed overseas since September 1943.At the time of his death, his brother Hjalmar had just passed his pre-induction physical examiniation at Camp Dodge.
The plane was shot down by Uffz Losch in a Fw 190A of JG 11/1 and crashed 2 to 3 km off shore, west of Friedrichskoog. It was last seen having difficulty staying in formation as the formation crossed the enemy coast, going in.
The entire crew of 10 was killed. The remains of five identified and two unidentified were buried at the cemetery of Kronprinzenkoog on 1 December 1943. The remains of James D. Craig washed ashore on 15 December 1943 and was buried at the same cemetery. Dalton Harris was buried at the British Military Cemetery of Ohlsdorf.
The remains of Harry Bolick and George Campbell Jr. were never recovered or could not be identified as one of the unidentified bodies.
S/Sgt Svend A. Krogh is remembered with a memorial marker at Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery in Hampton, Franklin County, Iowa.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.b24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, The Mason City Globe-Gazette 20 and 31 December 1943 / 31 January 1944, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, IDPF of Henry P. Bolick Jr., WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, Peter Schouteten, http://bolick-crew.vacau.com/kroghstory.htm, www.findagrave.com - John Dowdy, http://www.b24.net/, www.findagrave.com