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Ellefson, John Norman
Information
Name
Last Name:
First Name:
Middle Name (initial):
Preferred Name:
Nick Name:
Ellefson
John
Norman
Serial Number
Enlisted:
16082474
Birth Info
Date of Birth:
Place of Birth:
21 Apr 1920
Unknown at this time
Residence
Residence at Enlistment:
920 1/2 S. College
Mt Pleasant
Isabella Co.
Michigan
Official Home Town
Unknown at this time
Enlistment Info
Date of Enlistment:
Place of Enlistment:
06 May 42
Detroit, Michigan
Deployment Info
Deployed Method:
Returned to US Method:
Unknown at this time
Unknown at this time
Discharge Info
Date:
Place:
25 Dec 44
Passing Info
Date of Death:
Place of Death:
25 Dec 1944
Rettigny
Arrondissement de Bastongne Co.
burg, Belgium
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle,
Arrondissement de Bastogne,
, Belgium:
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Service History
Date
Description
Unit
Rank
MOS Code
Duty
?? Oct 44
Crew #014-R2
788th (2nd Org)
Radio Operator
25 Dec 44
KIA
788th (2nd Org)
Staff Sergeant
Radio Operator
Missions
Mission
Crew
Aircraft
Grp #
Date
City
Credit
BS
#
Position
Serial Number
Name
131
09 Nov 44
Metz
☉
788th
014-R2
Radio Operator
42-95115
Topper II
134
16 Nov 44
Eschweiler
☉
788th
014-R2
Radio Operator
44-40211
Miss Irene
135
21 Nov 44
Hamburg
☉
788th
014-R2
Radio Operator
44-40166
Irishman's Shanty / Dirty Dago / Monster
138
29 Nov 44
Bielefeld
☉
788th
014-R2
Radio Operator
42-94963
140
04 Dec 44
Bebra
☉
788th
014-R2
Radio Operator
42-50641
Dugar
143
11 Dec 44
Hanau
☉
788th
014-R2
Radio Operator
42-95220
145
18 Dec 44
Coblenz
x
788th
014-R2
Radio Operator
42-50675
Bold Venture III
147
25 Dec 44
Mechernich / Gerolstein / Hallschlag
☉
788th
014-R2
Radio Operator
42-95220
Total Flights: 8
Total Combat: 8
Total Dispatched: 8
Total Credited: 7
Stories
Date
Topic
Author
No known stories at this time
Diary Entries
Date
Type
Author
25 Dec 44
Combat
Tripold, Edward Anthony
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