FORSLUND George E - 338 BS 96 BGH

 

George Ernest FORSLUND

 

FORSLUND George E

Source : Kathryn (Ellen Marchese)
NUMBER OF SERVICET-000093
AGE19 yo
DATE OF BIRTH24 May 1923 Coos Bay, Coos County, OREGON
ENLISTMENT STATEOREGON
FAMILY

Parents : Ernest Alexander & Lena Fredrika

Siblings : Carl Alexander, Esther Alena & Ellen Marie

RANKFlight Officer
FONCTIONCo Pilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENTActorOR
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 16 September 1940 Marshfield OREGON
 SQUADRON338th Bomber Squadron
 GROUP96th Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH17 May 1943

FORSLUND George E

Source : M C

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHKérampres - Cne de Plonevel-du-Faou - 6 km de Spezet
DATA PLAN

B-17 Fortress - type F-70-BO - s/n 42-29767 BX*?
"Boot Hill"

b17

Macr : 15546
Assignment: Lorient (56) station
Take off 08:30 Bristol
Shot down by flak and by Focke Wulf 190 fighters - 2 engines out of order - Plane partially evacuated around 12:30 p.m.

 
CEMETERY TEMPORARY

CEMTERY TEMPORARY of St James N°3578

st james

Story of Cemetery Temporary 

CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James (Montjoie St Martin)

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
H126
DECORATION

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

US AAF Air Crew Badge


Photo FDLM

victory medal

badge-aaf_aircrew

 
usaf  8air force  96bg 337bs
 
STORY

 

 Staff Sergeant Andrew Leo Jorinscay, born 14 Mar 1920, was the son of John A and Victoria F (Marchukonis) Jorinscay of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. His mother was born in Lithuania.
In the 1930 census 10-year-old Andrew was living with his parents and siblings John 14, Anna 12, William 7, Dorothy 5, and James 1, at 1449 Swantek Street in Pittsburgh. His father is a machine operator at a lumber mill.
In the 1940 census 20-year-old Andrew is living with his parents and siblings William 17, Dorothy 15, and James 11, at 2213 Jane Street in Pittsburgh. His father is now the foreman at the lumber mill. Andrew is an apprentice at the lumber mill.
On his Oct 1940 draft registration Andrew was living at home at 807 DuBois Street and working at the Higgins Lumber Company.
Andrew enlisted 17 Jul 1942 in Pittsburgh. He'd had four years of high school and was single without dependents. His civil occupation was listed under machinist apprentices. He was 5'8" and weighed 151 lbs. He was assigned to the 338th Bomb Squadron of the 96th Bomb Group. The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17s out of RAF Snetterton Heath in Norwich, 93 mi NE of London.
Andrew was tail gunner on B-17 #42-29767 "Boot Hill" piloted by 1st Lt Louis Haltom. On 17 May 1943 the 96th BG mission was to bomb the German submarine pens at Lorient.
The NARA WWII casualty listings by state and county for Pennsylvania show Jorinscay, Andrew L, SSgt from Allegheny County as killed in action 17 Mar 1943. B-17 Boot Hill was shot down and crashed at Plonevez-du-Faou 47 miles NNW of Lorient. Andrew and Co-Pilot Lt George E Forslund were killed. Three of the crew were captured. The rest of the crew evaded capture. Boot Hill was the first bomber of the 96th to be shot down. A memorial was erected at the crash site.
In 1950 Andrew's parents applied for Pennsylvania Veteran's compensation and were awarded full compensation of $500.

 

FORSLUND George E

Source : Aerosteles.net  & Alain Valez

  

 

Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-70-BO - s/n 42-29767 BX*?


"Boot Hill"

 

1Lt Louis Lafayette HALTOM Pilot On the run   O-412111 - Né le 14/06/1919 - Nacogdoches, Texas USA - Fuite avec réseaux Bourblanc/Bourgogne par Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar - Retour UK 21/08/1943
F/O George Ernest FORSLUND CoPilot Dead Cim Brit Am St-James
T-000093 - PH - Oregon USA
1Lt George Dewey RAWLINGS Bomber Prisoner  -  Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia O-728314 - Né le 02/03/1922 - Oklahoma
1Lt Bailey Jackson Jr LOVIN Navigator Prisoner  - Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 O-663394 - Né le 31/01/1912 - Texas
T/Sgt Herman Lawrence MARSHALL Mecanicien/Gunner On the run   6146317 - Né le 10/09/1918 - Reading, Massachusetts - Se pose près de Chateauneuf-du-Faou (29) - Fuite avec réseaux Bourblanc/Bourgogne par Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar
T/Sgt Glen WELLS Radio On the run   15067636 - Né le 09/11/1922 - Lexington, Kentucky - Fuite avec réseaux Bourblanc/Bourgogne par Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar
S/Sgt Roy A MARTIN Gunner On the run   17031467 - Rison, Arkansas - Fuite avec réseaux Bourblanc/Bourgogne par Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar - Retour UK 21/08/1943
S/Sgt William C MARTIN Gunner On the run   38235396 - Texarkana, Arkansas - Fuite avec réseaux Bourblanc/Bourgogne par Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar
S/Sgt Niles D LOUDENSLAGER Gunner On the run   36149609 - Né le 11/06/1916 - Summer, Michigan - Fuite avec réseaux Bourblanc/Bourgogne par Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar
S/Sgt Andrew L JORINSCAY Gunner Dead Cim Brit Am St-James (50) 33284173 - PH - Pennsylvania
Capt William Gibson Jr CARNAHAN Obs Prisoner - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia 
O-411689 - Né le 27/09/1918
b17

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