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MOBERG, Harold Melvin - Date of
birth
2 February 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Mapes, Nelson County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Alameda County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39118627 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
748th Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1944 - Place of
death
Between Magdeburg and Berlin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 21 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Hans A. Moberg (father)
Malena H. (Bjånes) Moberg (mother)
Laura Moberg (sister)
Hannah Moberg (sister)
John Moberg (brother)
Martha Moberg (sister)
Ida Moberg (sister)
Carl Moberg (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31627 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
MACR: 3197
More information
Sgt Harold M. Moberg enlisted in San Francisco, California, on 30 December 1942.Lt Eugene Whelan, who was flying 42-31595 in the high box, was hit by a ME-109 on the way to the target. The fighter, out of control, collided with Lt Whelan's plane. The plane exploded and parts of his plane fell onto the low box, causing the plane of Lt Roy Grave, flying 42-31627, to crash. The only survivor was the tail gunner, Sgt Eldon Williams, who became a POW.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, Footnote.com, Ralph Peeters, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, Homepage - The 457th Bomb Group (H) Association (457thbombgroupassoc.org)