Rank and Name, First Lieutenant John C. Christiansen.
Unit/Placed in, 564th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomber Group (Heavy).
John was born approx. in 1924 in Wayne County, Minnesota.
Father, Clarence Christiansen.
Mother, Jessie (Rivers) Christiansen.
Sister, Mary J. Christiansen.
John entered the service from Michigan with service number # 0-752916.
John C. Christiansen was a Pilot/Bombardier in the 564th Bomber Squadron .
John‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,
1th Lt. William F. Hunter Pilot
1th Lt. Lee D. Ferryman Co Pilot
1th Lt. George B. Smith Bombardier
1th Lt. John C. Christiansen Pilotage/Bombardier
2nd Lt. Robert N. Kams Navigator
2nd Lt. Howard F. Hoesterey Ass Navigator
T/Sgt. Robert H. Ratchford Engineer
T/Sgt. John S. Merzingo Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Josep L.Selser Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Robert W. Sarber Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Robert J. Cannon Nose Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Frederick C. Schaffer Tail Gunner
John C. Christiansen was Killed in Action Plane was hit by AA and crashed near Greven, Germany, on March 9, 1945, and he is honored with the Purple Heart.
John is buried at Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten,
Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands.
Thanks to http://www.398th.org/
Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and Europe 1940-1945 on Facebook.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano
National Historian
Navy Seal Memorial, http://www.navysealmemorials.com
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
Tank Destroyers, http://www.bensavelkoul.nl/
