Gunderson Loran Arthur

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Loran Arthur Gunderson is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

Name:

Loran Arthur Gunderson

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-744274

Unit:

563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1943-12-22

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

Loran Arthur Gunderson entered the military service in Illinois. He served in the 563rd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier of #42-37773 "Full House" aircraft during World War II. He was declared "Missing in Action" on December 22, 1943 after a plane crash and is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands. 2Lt Gunderson was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.