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name
JENSEN, Ingvard A "Inky" - Date of
birth
10 May 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
New Jersey -
Hometown
Somerset County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32454532 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1944 - Place of
death
Oythe near Vechta, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 7 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
Christian Jensen (father)
Anna (Christiansen) Jensen (mother)
Christian Jensen (brother)
Earl L. Jensen (brother)
Victor Jensen (brother)
Nedra (fiancee)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97527 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 2996
More information
Ingvard A. Jensen was a graduate of Bound Brook High School. He was a former employee of R. Hoe & Company plant in Dunellen.He attended radio school at the Sioux Falls Air Base in South Dakota, and received his wings as an aerial gunner at Harlingen, Texas. He also was stationed at Blythe in California and Rapid City in South Dakota. T/Sgt Jensen was the oldest of four sons, all of whom were in the Army.
Four of the a/c were missing from this mission. What is believed to be a/c 527 K was reported hit by flak in the vicinity of 5305N-1300E at about 1333 hours, then to explode and disintegrate into small pieces. No chutes were reported.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - The Central New Jersey Home News / The Bridgewater Courier-News
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Ingrid Szucs, www.ancestry.com - Bound Brook High School yearbook 1938