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BERGSTROM, Donald E - Date of
birth
28 September 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Kelliher, Beltrami County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Beltrami County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37562361 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
614th Bombardment Squadron,
401st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
Politz, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Axel N. Bergstrom (father)
Claudia T. (Lundquist) Bergstrom (mother)
Luman D. Bergstrom (brother)
Eleanor M. Bergstrom (sister)
Mildred A. Bergstrom (sister)
Dwight L. Bergstrom (brother)
Amy L. Bergstrom (sister)
Zella J. Bergstrom (sister)
Jeannette N. Bergstrom (sister)
Archie D. Bergstrom (brother)
Philip G. Bergstrom (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6145 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Cover Girl
Destination: Politz, Germany
MACR: 9756
More information
#44-6145 piloted by Lt HP Silverstein blew up in mid-air after being hit by flak. Two crew members were thrown clear and parachuted safely but the others were killed in action.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com - Andy Swinnen
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Joek Hulsmann, Brian Schousek