Name:
Theodore D. Jensen
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-802305
Unit:
379th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-07
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
H
Row:
18
Grave:
19
Decoration:
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
Theodore D. Jensen was born in 1921 in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. He served in the 379th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group as a First Lieutenant during World War II. He was shot down in a dogfight with FW-190's and crashed near Fierville-les-Parc/Lisieux, France. 1LT Jensen is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov