Carlsen Roger A.

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Roger A. Carlsen is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Framlingham Airfield (Station 153) Roll of Honor Memorial

Name:

Roger A. Carlsen

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

Serial Number:

Unit:

95th Bomb Group (Heavy)

Date of Death:

2016-07-27

State:

Minnesota

Cemetery:

Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota

Plot:

Section 31

Row:

Grave:

Site 1781

Decoration:

Comments:

Roger A. Carlsen was born on April 1, 1924. He was married to Jean Katherine Carlsen. Roger served in the 95th Bomber Squadron and survived two B17 crashes in WWII. After his capture in Germany, he spent 18 months as a POW. While being marched from Poland back to Germany, Roger and a fellow prisoner escaped, hiding for two weeks before being rescued by British infantry.

Roger died on July 27, 2016, at the age of 92, and is now buried in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com