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Personal info

Full name
LARSEN, John M
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
California
Hometown
Orange County, California

Military service

Service number
19179996
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Waist Gunner
Unit
409th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 January 1944
Place of death
2 Km southwest of Süderschmedeby, south of Flensburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 8 38

Immediate family

Members
Hans C. Larsen (father)
Jessie F. Larsen (mother)
Virginia M. Larsen (sister)
Dan E. Larsen (brother)
Charlotte M. Larsen (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
41-23810
Data
Type: B-24D
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port area
MACR: 8342

More information

Sgt John M. Larsen enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 3 November 1942.

Statement T/Sgt Thomas J. Adams
"Our plane crashed because the control cables had been shot in two by anti-aircraft fire. Of course the plane went down in a spin, and there was not much time to get out, therefore we that were in good condition could not aid those that had been wounded and could not help themselves. The aircraft crashed 2 km southwest of Suderschmedeby, south of Flensburg."

Source of information: Astrid van Erp, Raf Dyckmans, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR

Photo source: Jac Engels, Santa Ana Register September 1945