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MICKELSON, Clarence Edward - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Pembine, Marinette County, Wisconsin -
Hometown
Marinette County, Wisconsin
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-705037 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
574th Bombardment Squadron,
391st Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
3 miles east of Ahrweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 20 | 31 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Johan A. Mickelson (father)
Matilda C. (Hoffstedt) Mickelson (mother)
Harold F. Mickelson (brother)
Leonard C. Mickelson (brother)
Linnea M. Mickelson (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-34309 -
Data
Type: B-26G
Destination: Ahrweiler, Germany
Mission: Railway Bridge
MACR: 11651
More information
1st Lt Clarence E. Mickelson joined the Regular Army in Madison, Wisconsin on 21 May 1942.He attended 2 years of college and worked in manufacture of automobiles.
The plane was shot down by fighters over target Ahrweiler, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.findagrave.com - Jill, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / O'Brien Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - DFR / Jill, www.ancestry.com - Selena Mickelson, Arie-Jan van Hees