Van Selus, Carlyle A., 1923-

Dates:
Birth 1923

Biographical notes:

Van Selus (b. January 15, 1923) served with the 326th Bomb Squadron in Europe during World War II. He was shot down on his 13th mission and escaped from the Germans with the help of the French Underground.

From the description of Oral history interview with Carlyle A. Van Selus, [sound recording], 1996. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 56211399

Van Selus (b. January 15, 1923) served with the 326th Bomb Squadron in Europe during World War II.

He was shot down on February 8, 1944 during his 13th mission and escaped from the Germans with the help of the French Underground. After the war, he lived for a time in Pardeeville (Wisconsin) and eventually settled in Littleton (Colorado).

From the description of Oral history interview with Carlyle Van Selus [videorecording], 2002. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 682605485

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Subjects:

  • Airmen
  • B-17 bomber
  • B-29 (Bomber)
  • Civilians in war
  • Combat
  • Escaped prisoners of war
  • War
  • Veterans
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

Occupations:

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Places:

  • Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Ohio) (as recorded)
  • Minnesota (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Portage (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Pardeeville (as recorded)
  • England (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Pardeeville (as recorded)
  • England (as recorded)
  • France (as recorded)
  • France (as recorded)
  • Colorado--Littleton (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Portage (as recorded)