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Lieutenant Klanderud a served in the Minnesota National Guard during World War II. His unit, the 116th Observation Squadron (later redesignated the 179th Fighter Squadron and part of the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard), was activated on 10 February 1941 in anticipation of the United States' entry into the war. Deployed to Europe, the squadron initially flew the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V. During the Normandy invasion in June 1944, the fighter wing participated in a successful attack, reportedly destroying five convoys and 100 Tiger tanks in a single day. Following the Battle of Berlin, in 1946 the squadron had a reunion in Minnesota and was redeployed to the Pacific Theater to engage Japanese forces, where they encountered the Mitsubishi A6M Zero. Lieutenant Klanderud's service included piloting various aircraft, such as the North American AT-6D "Texan," Supermarine Spitfire Mk.V, and the P-51D Mustang. He re-enlisted in the 5th Air Force, 49th Fighter Wing, 7th Squadron known as the "Screamin Demons." Where he was involved with Project Blue Book. The last documented record of Lieutenant Klanderud is a newspaper clipping detailing a death in a parachute accident 60 miles north of Misawa Air Base, Japan, shortly after the war's conclusion on January 20th, 1949.
| Date Taken: | 02.03.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 02.04.2025 13:18 |
| Photo ID: | 8855118 |
| VIRIN: | 250203-N-KF756-6084 |
| Resolution: | 8000x6512 |
| Size: | 2.02 MB |
| Location: | MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, US |
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