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Personal info

Full name
LARSEN, Jack Jensen
Date of birth
18 June 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16077477
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
330th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 June 1944
Place of death
16 km northeast of Stettin, Germany (now Poland)

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 26 16

Immediate family

Members
William B. Larsen (father)
Mary C. Larsen (mother)
William Larsen (brother)
Eva B. Larsen (sister)
Geraldine C. Larsen (sister)
Leroy E. Larsen (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-95039
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Politz, Germany
Mission: Bombing of oil refinery
MACR: 6152

More information

Sgt Jack J. Larsen enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 2 April 1942.

Regarding to the circumstances of the crash, 1st Lt Thomas B. Parry stated:
"Aircraft #42-95039 seemed to have been hit under tight wing approximately middle way. When this happened aircraft made a slow roll to the left. Just as ship got half way over he started to dive. I followed this ship down approximately 500 feet and the ship was still intact, however as far as I saw this aircraft it was still making spins."
His body was found in the wreckage of the plane.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com/db/index.php, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels