Crew Roster · Personal File
Jack J. Larsen
Waist Gunner · 330th Squadron
Sgt. Jack J. Larsen served as a waist gunner on the crew lost on 20 June 1944 over Germany. His mother, Mrs. Mary C. Larsen, resided at 2319 West 71st Street, Chicago, Illinois.
A German telegram (KU 2260) from Air Port HQ A(O) 6/III Stettin named 'Jack J. Larsen Sgt.' explicitly among the six crew members killed in the crash on 20 June 1944. His identification card (serial 16077477, T 42-44 A.P.) was listed among confiscated personal effects.
Killed in ActionPASSED 20 JUN 1944
Sortie Log
1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
20 JUN 1944
20 JUN 1944
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 425
20 JUN 1944
B-24 Liberator lost on 20 June 1944 during a mission departing AAF Station 104. The aircraft was last observed at approximately 16 km north-northeast of Stettin, 1 km northeast of Langenberg. The aircraft was brought down by enemy anti-aircraft fire. It crashed into swampland at 10:01 a.m. local time. German records (KU 2260) confirmed the crash location and noted the plane as a 100% loss. German forces from Air Base Headquarters A(O) 6/III Stettin responded to the crash site and confiscated emergency kits, maps, money, compasses, and other equipment from the wreckage. The aircraft wreckage and crew fate were reported to the Interrogation Center West at Oberursel.
42-100395
§ Interment
Cemetery
Ardennes American Cemetery
Location
B 26 16