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TUNGKVIST, George F - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Russia -
Hometown
Manilla, Philippines Islands
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
10601249 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
325th 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
3 March 1944 - Place of
death
North Sea, North of Hamburg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 12 | 25 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Helen Tungkvist (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40014 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission:
MACR: 2857
More information
T/Sgt Tungkvist enlisted on the Philippine Islands on 9 July 1943.555 B-17's and 193 B-24's were dispatched to industrial areas and aviation industry plants in Berlin, Erkener and Oranienburg. The original objective of the 92nd Bomber Group, Heavy was Berlin. Deteriorating weather and dense contrails forced the formations to abort or seek targets of opportunity. Instead the docks of the Kriegsmarine in Wilhelmshaven were attacked.
The aircraft was last sighted in the vicinity of Hamburg, Germany. No one saw the A/C leave the formation and it likely crashed into the North Sea. All the other crewmembers are still missing in action and are commemorated on the Walls of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery in England. T/Sgt Tungkvist's body washed ashore at Bursum, Germany on 21 May 1944.
He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Ardennes Block P, Row 11, Grave 271.
Source of information: Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov , www.wwiimemorail.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten