Orley E. Kjelgren

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Grand Forks

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Staff Sergeant

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
B-24H #42-7613

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
704th Bomber Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
446th Bomber Group

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern Theater

Circumstances:

B-24H #42-7613 took off from USAAF Station 125, Bungay, England on a bombing mission over Onsabruck, Germany. They are believed to have been hit and shot down by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Onsabruck during the war.

Biography:

born Nokomis, Canada 6 Dec 20; resident Grand Forks County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 14 Sep 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 22 Dec 43 Holland; buried in Grave 29, Section F, Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.