Cornelius Robert Christianson
Graduating
Class of 1940
Served in
World War II
Aviation Cadet
Cornelius Robert Christianson
Army Air Forces
AAF Pilot School
Hometown
Bloomer, WI
Date of Birth
Location of Death
Ozark, AK
Date of Death
Location of Burial
Scandinavian Cemetery, Bloomer, WI
More About Aviation Cadet Christianson
Aviation Cadet Cornelius Robert Christianson enlisted into the US Army Air Forces on July 31, 1942. He was inducted into the service on Feb. 6, 1942, at Gunter Field, Alabama. He trained as an Aviation Cadet with the 84th British Flying Training Squadron. While on training for instrument-only flight, A/C Christianson's plane broke apart midair, killing both him and his co-pilot, A/C Wesley C. Dearborn.
Aviation Cadet Cornelius Robert Christianson is buried at the Scandinavian Cemetery in Bloomer, Wisconsin.