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EHMANN, Paul Jones - Date of
birth
15 August 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York -
Hometown
St. Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-468419 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
533rd Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
8 March 1944 - Place of
death
Hemer, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 39 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Henry G. Ehmann (father)
Emilie E. (Jones) Ehmann (mother)
Henry G. Ehmann Jr. (brother)
John L. Ehmann (brother)
Margaret B. (Foster) Ehmann (wife)
Paul Ehmann Jr. (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97474 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Homing Pigeon
Destination: Oschersleben, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factories
MACR: 2934
More information
Paul Ehmann graduated from Michigan State College where he majored in agriculture and fruit-growing and joined the Army in June 1942 shortly after. He joined Reserve Officers Training Course and was sent overseas on 20 October 1943.He had a son Paul Ehmann, Jr. who was four months old when he died.
The mission took place on 22 February 1944.
The airplane was attacked by German fighters and left the formation near Hameln, Germany. It was on fire and out of control.
Four crew members were taken prisoner, three men were killed. Apparently two men were able to escape captivity.
Lt Ehmann was found in the crashed plane and was severely wounded. He was taken to the Reserve Lazaret in Hermer where he died of blood poisioning after loss of his right eye and injuries by shrapnel of the extremities. He was initially buried at the hospital cemetery on 13 March 1944.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Ehmann Family Tree, 1920/1930 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org - The Patchogue advance
Photo source: www.ancestry.com - Ehmann Family Tree