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Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson (deceased)
Born on February 8th 1923 in Bentley - Alberta, Canada, and raised raised in Spokane, Washington. He worked briefly in the Civilian Conservation Corps at age 16. Moved to Portland, Oregon and after some temporary jobs, received training and went to work for Boeing Aircraft in Seattle. Don went on to serve in the Army-Air Force during World War Two. He received 21 weeks of training in airplane mechanics, sheet metal fabrication, arc welding, and 50 caliber gunnery operation. He became a Aerial Gunner with the 645th Sqn and was assigned to an A-20 Havoc Light Bomber. He flew 65 combat missions with his crew in the battles of Normandy, Rhineland, the Ardennes, including the Blankenheim Strike and Northern France, Europe and Western Europe, engaging some of America's adversaries of that time, firing his two 50 caliber machine guns in direct airborne combat. He earned the silver star and five oak leaf clusters, the European-African-Middle Eastern Service, American Victory, and Good Conduct Medals. Separated from the 645th Bomb Squadron, then honorably discharged from the Army-Air Force on June 16th, 1945. Donald died on the 7th of May 2012 in West Sacramento.
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Items Signed by Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson (deceased) |
  | Raising Havoc in the Ardennes by Nicolas Trudgian. Price : £160.00 | It is January 1945, and its cold. The German advance in the Ardennes is nearly over, but the Panzer Army is desperately throwing more troops into the breach who try to keep their momentum going in The Battle of the Bulge. Tasked with preventing Germ...... | |
| | Raising Havoc in the Ardennes by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) Price : £270.00 | It is January 1945, and its cold. The German advance in the Ardennes is nearly over, but the Panzer Army is desperately throwing more troops into the breach who try to keep their momentum going in The Battle of the Bulge. Tasked with preventing Germ...... | |
| | Raising Havoc in the Ardennes by Nicolas Trudgian. (B) Price : £250.00 | It is January 1945, and its cold. The German advance in the Ardennes is nearly over, but the Panzer Army is desperately throwing more troops into the breach who try to keep their momentum going in The Battle of the Bulge. Tasked with preventing Ger...... | |
| | Raising Havoc in the Ardennes by Nicolas Trudgian. (C) Price : £390.00 | It is January 1945, and its cold. The German advance in the Ardennes is nearly over, but the Panzer Army is desperately throwing more troops into the breach who try to keep their momentum going in The Battle of the Bulge. Tasked with preventing Germ...... | |
| | Raising Havoc in the Ardennes by Nicolas Trudgian. (XX) Price : £140.00 | It is January 1945, and its cold. The German advance in the Ardennes is nearly over, but the Panzer Army is desperately throwing more troops into the breach who try to keep their momentum going in The Battle of the Bulge. Tasked with preventing Germ...... |
| | Raising Havoc in the Ardennes by Nicolas Trudgian. (Y) SOLD OUT | It is January 1945, and its cold. The German advance in the Ardennes is nearly over, but the Panzer Army is desperately throwing more troops into the breach who try to keep their momentum going in The Battle of the Bulge. Tasked with preventing Germ...... | NOT AVAILABLE |
Packs with at least one item featuring the signature of Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson (deceased) |
    | Special Sale Pack of 5 Prints - 4 FREE! Pack Price : £190.00 Saving : £200 | Aviation Print Pack. ...... Titles in this pack : Raising Havoc in the Ardennes by Nicolas Trudgian. The Struggle for Malta by Ivan Berryman. (F) LCT 312 by Ivan Berryman. (D) Typhoons Over Normandy by Ivan Berryman. (D) Dinah Might by Ivan Berryman. |
| Squadrons for : Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson | ||
| A list of all squadrons known to have been served with by Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson. A profile page is available by clicking the squadron name. | ||
| Squadron | Info | |
Country : US Click the name above to see prints featuring aircraft of 645th Bomb Squadron | 645th Bomb Squadron Full profile not yet available. | |
| Aircraft for : Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson | |||
| A list of all aircraft associated with Staff Sergeant Donald Bjornson. A profile page including a list of all art prints for the aircraft is available by clicking the aircraft name. | |||
| Squadron | Info | ||
Manufacturer : Douglas | Havoc A-20 | ||
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