Danish WW2 Pilots

Profiles

The nucleus of this site is the individual profiles of each person I have been able to find that was in air force service during the war. The profiles can be accessed though the alphabetical index.

Else Knudsen (née Lange)

Pvt. Else Knudsen enlisted in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) in 1943. She was one of twenty-nine Danish born WACs during the Second World War.

Christian Friis Lauesen

Christian Friis Lauesen was born in Denmark, but naturalised in the USA before the Second World War. He lost his life in January 1944, serving as pilot in the US Marines in the Pacific. He was one of three brothers, all pilots, who was killed during the war.

Marshall Hall Lange

Pvt. Marshal H. Lange was born in Denmark but moved to the United States at an early age with his American born mother. He enlisted in the USAAF in early 1944 and served until May 1946. He was naturalized soon after enlistment.

Berg Skaftved Jensen

Berg Skaftved Jensen is born in Denmark. He serves in the Royal Canadian Air Force during the Second World War as Aero Engine Mechanic. He is naturalised before enlistment.