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FltO Donald Clarence Wangsness Jr.

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FltO Donald Clarence Wangsness Jr.

Birth
Calmar, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death
4 Mar 1945 (aged 20)
Waidhofen an der Ybbs Stadt, Lower Austria, Austria
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot K, Row 42, Grave 34
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Donald Clarence Wangsness, Son of Clarence Donald and Maria Idela Anderson of Spencer, Clay, Iowa, USA. Donald Charles was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17 44-6351 301st Bomber Group crashed near Gratkorn-Steiermark Austria..

Plane was hit by FLAK and crashed........
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. William l Bedzyk 0-928022 USAAF KIA Cedar Park Cemetery Illinois, USA
Co-Pilot: F/o. Donald C Wangsness Jr. T4247 USAAF KIA Lorraine American Cemetery France
Nav: 2Lt. Herbert S Kerr 0-2001941 USAAF POW
Bomb: 2Lt Scott A Lauritzen 0-783122 USAAF KIA North Lawn Cemetery Ohio, USA
Eng/TT: T/Sgt. Thorne G West 19070018 USAAF KIA Lorraine American Cemetery France
RG: M/Sgt. William G Padgett 18040189 USAAF POW
BT: S/Sgt. Reber H Gower 33736325 USAAF POW
WG: T/Sgt. Charles W Bennett 33680990 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
WG: S/Sgt. Oscar M Ambrose 33843023 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
TG: S/Sgt. Russell C Black 35225912 USAAF POW
Donald Clarence Wangsness, Son of Clarence Donald and Maria Idela Anderson of Spencer, Clay, Iowa, USA. Donald Charles was served with the USAAF in WWII and lost his life when his plane, B17 44-6351 301st Bomber Group crashed near Gratkorn-Steiermark Austria..

Plane was hit by FLAK and crashed........
Crew:
Pilot: 1Lt. William l Bedzyk 0-928022 USAAF KIA Cedar Park Cemetery Illinois, USA
Co-Pilot: F/o. Donald C Wangsness Jr. T4247 USAAF KIA Lorraine American Cemetery France
Nav: 2Lt. Herbert S Kerr 0-2001941 USAAF POW
Bomb: 2Lt Scott A Lauritzen 0-783122 USAAF KIA North Lawn Cemetery Ohio, USA
Eng/TT: T/Sgt. Thorne G West 19070018 USAAF KIA Lorraine American Cemetery France
RG: M/Sgt. William G Padgett 18040189 USAAF POW
BT: S/Sgt. Reber H Gower 33736325 USAAF POW
WG: T/Sgt. Charles W Bennett 33680990 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
WG: S/Sgt. Oscar M Ambrose 33843023 USAAF KIA American War Cemetery Ardennes Belgium
TG: S/Sgt. Russell C Black 35225912 USAAF POW

Inscription

FLT O 352 BOMB SQ 301 BOMB GP (H)

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Entered the service from South Dakota.

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