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ERICKSON, Malcolm John - Date of
birth
6 August 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Wisconsin -
Hometown
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-700243 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
509th Fighter Squadron,
405th Fighter Group
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Air Medal with 12 Oak Leaf Clusters,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
23 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John C. Erickson (father)
Josephine (Bentestuen) Erickson (mother)
Harlan E. Erickson (brother)
Helen E. Erickson (sister)
More information
Malcolm Erickson graduated from Central High School and studied at the University of Minnesota.He joined the U.S. Army Reserve with the aim of becoming an aviator, on 14 August 1942,
He made it into flight training and was trained at several air fields. On 10 June 1943, he crash-landed his PT19 at Brown Field, Texas. He was able to continue his flight training however,
He had completed over 80 missions.
He was awarded the Purple Heart Medal a first time for wounds, suffered in a flight on 10 January 1945 over France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.basher82.nl, ShaneO / www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Star Tribune
Photo source: www.basher82.nl, Steve Edquist / www.findagrave.com, Arie-Jan van Hees, www.newspapers.com - The Minneapolis Star