Name:
Carl Alexis Bergsten
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
R/74011
Unit:
Royal Canadian Air Force
Date of Death:
1941-10-25
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Harwell Cemetery, Harwell, Vale of White Horse District, Oxfordshire, England
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
559
Decoration:
Comments:
Carl Alexis Bergsten was born on February 17, 1913. He was the son of John and Ines Bergsten of Far Hills, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Carl served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. He was Killed in Action on October 25, 1941, on board Wellington Bomber X9989, which took off from RAF Harwell en route to Gibraltar. The aircraft failed to gain height due to a faulty hydraulic system and crashed at Aldworth, Berkshire.
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