Introduction
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.
Profiles
Pvt. Gustave Jensen White (1919–2013)
Pvt. Gustave ‘Gus’ J. White enlisted in the USAAF in August 1942 and served, presumably as ground crew, during the war. He was one of the Danish nationals enlisting in the air force in the United States.
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Lars Søndergaard Larsen (1915–1942)
Lars Søndergaard Larsen was lost on 24 January 1942, when the Norwegian merchant MS Ringstad was torpedoed by a German U-boat. He had previously served in the Norwegian air force in Canada as a wireless operator.
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Sgt Wagn Eskelund (1915–1988)
Sgt Wagn Eskelund served in the Fifth Air Force in the Pacific for two years. He was born in Copenhagen in 1915 but grew up in Virginia, USA. He enlisted in the USAAF in April 1943.
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FS Eric Haakon Neilson (1919–1943)
Eric Haakon Neilson was born in Canada by Danish parents. During the Second World War he served as air gunner in the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was killed in action in June 1943, when his Whitley was downed by a Fw 190 over the Celtic Sea.