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FRIEDMAN, Ely N - Date of
birth
14 August 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-723047 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
839th Bombardment Squadron,
487th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
25 August 1944 - Place of
death
Müritz Lake, Rechlin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 37 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Adolph Friedman (father)
Sarah H. Friedman (mother)
Helen (Altschuler) Friedman (sister)
Beatrice F. (Hansel) Friedman (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37980 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Rechlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the test center airfield
MACR: 8470
More information
2nd Lt Ely N. Friedman attended college and was an insurance clerk.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Chicago, Illinois on 28 November 1942.
The aircraft was hit by flak just after bombs away over the target. The right outer wing was lost, and the burning aircraft went into a spin, exploded and crashed in Müritz Lake, north of the target.
Two crew members, 1/Lt Joseph Anderson Duncan and S/Sgt Monroe Stanley Wolyn, survived. Lt Hood's body was never found. The other nine crew members were killed.
His remains and those of seven of his crew mates were buried initially at the Cemetery in Retzow, Germany, a short distance north of Rechlin Airfield.
His remains were disinterred from Retzow Cemetery on 17 July 1947, moved to the U.S. Military Cemetery, Neuville-en-Condroz, Belgium, and reinterred there.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com - Paul Webber, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Peter Schouteten