Bundgaard Carl H.

Name:

Carl H. Bundgaard

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

505th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1947-04-15

State:

Wisconsin

Cemetery:

Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Plot:

C-22

Row:

0

Grave:

12843

Decoration:

Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Carl H. Bundgaard was born on July 21, 1922, in Wisconsin. He was the son of Lawrence Christensen Bundgaard and Anne M. Bundgaard. He lived in Withee in 1941.

Carl enlisted in Roswell, New Mexico, on January 27, 1943. He served in the 505th Fighter Squadron, 339th Fighter Group, as a Fighter during World War II.

On July 4, 1944, aboard P-51 Mustang #42-103314, 2Lt Bundgaard took off from Station 378 airfield in Fowlmere, England, for a bomber escort mission to Saumur, France. His plane suffered an engine failure in the vicinity of Authon, France, on this very first mission. He bailed out successfully and then managed to evade capture with the assistance of the French resistance. He returned to Fowlmere 22 days later.

2Lt Bundgaard was promoted to First Lieutenant on September 20, 1944. His end tour of duty in England was on March 31, 1945.

Carl died in service on April 15, 1947. He is now buried in the Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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