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Krogstadt John

Name:
John  Krogstadt
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
Unit:
778th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
2012-01-13
State:
Washington
Cemetery:
Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, King County, Washington,
Plot:
Sec. D Row C site 15
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John Krogstadt was born on March 18, 1923 and was from Washington. He served as a Gunner on B-24 (42-51964) of the 778th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group which was based out of Pantanella Airbase in Italy.
On October 17, 1944, this plane was a mission to bomb the heavily defended city of Vienna. Over Vienna, the plane was hit and badly damaged. Two of the crew were killed in flight; the others parachuted out and all were captured except for one who died on impact. A memorial in Zohor, Slovakia remembers the plane and two crewmembers who died with the plane.
Krogstadt was taken as a POW and remained there for the rest of the war.