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Personal info

Full name
SKOGMO, Hiram C
Date of birth
23 August 1917
Age
26
Place of birth
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
O-450120
Rank
Captain
Function
Pilot
Unit
568th Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
11 December 1943
Place of death
North Sea, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 15 4

Immediate family

Members
George B. Skogmo (father)
Louise Skogmo (mother)
Gretchen Skogmo (sister)
Jean Skogmo (sister)
Jane (Martin) Skogmo (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31122
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Six Nights in Telergma aka Arabian Nights
Destination: Emden, Germany
MACR: 1583

More information

The a/c was shot down by an Bf 110G-2 of ZG 26 with a rocket.

Andrew Anzanos 390th BG, 570th Sqd, Top Turret/Flight Engineer: "I was on that mission on Dec. 11 1943 an had a close-up view as the a/c with wing on fire went by us and the copilot was climbing out on the wing through the copilots window!! It turned out that it was Major Hansel the Command Pilot who did not survive. It looked like he was trying to reach back in for his chest chute when he lost his grip. They were the lead ship. The a/c kept drifting back and blew up out of my sight. I had never heard of before or since of an escape through the side pilot's windows."

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Joan Popp, Terry Hirsch, www.390th.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, Andrew Anzanos (390th BG, 570th Sqd, Top Turret/Flight Engineer)

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.wwiimemorial.com