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JENSEN, Lyle L - Date of
birth
8 February 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-705962 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
725th Bombardment Squadron,
451st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 December 1944 - Place of
death
Vienna, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 15 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Franklin Jensen (father)
Clara Jensen (mother)
Mildred Jensen (sister)
Floyd Jensen (brother)
Muriel L. Jensen (sister)
Alida K. (Carlson) Jensen (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-41114 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Sassy Lassy
Destination: Vienna, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the Matzleinsdorf railroad station
MACR: 10366
More information
2nd Lt Lyle L. Jensen attended high school for 4 years and was a clerk general office before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 11 September 1942.2nd Lt John K. Lydecker:
"Aircraft Number 44-41114, piloted by 2nd Lt Lyle L. Jensen. This ship was flying number two position. Shortly after we released our bombs, he appeared to receive a direct flak hit in the bomb bay. The bomb bay then burst into flame and about five or six seconds later, the ship exploded. No parachutes were seen to emerge from the aircraft either before or after the explosion."
F/O Paul E. Strippgen:
"He apparently didn’t have time from the instant the ship was hit until she disintegrated."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 census, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Dec.44.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - A Osman, www.ancestry.com – U.S. School Yearbooks Racine Wisconsin, www.newspapers.com – Racine Journal Times Wisconsin 27 March 1944 / 26 December 1944