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POHLMEYER, Robert Lewis - Date of
birth
20 January 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Hamilton County, Ohio -
Hometown
Montgomery, Hamilton County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15097510 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
66th Bombardment Squadron,
44th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
8 April 1944 - Place of
death
2 km southeast of Breitenhees, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 5 | 47 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Lewis R. Pohlmeyer (father)
Marie (Kramer) Pohlmeyer (mother)
Elizabeth Pohlmeyer (sister)
Helen Pohlmeyer (sister)
Amelia Pohlmeyer (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-99996 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aviation industry
MACR: 3763
More information
Robert Pohlmeyer joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Cincinnati, Ohio on 22 May 1942.The primary target was the aviation industry at Brunswick. This target as well as the secondary were obscured by a smoke screen, so a target of opportunity, Langenhagen/Hannover Aerodrome, was bombed instead.
The airplane was apparently attacked by enemy aircraft at 1345 hours in the vicinity of Salzwedel, Germany, and was seen to go down. No parachutes were observed. Within the space of approximately three minutes, five aircraft were lost to one strong attack by enemy fighters, and it was difficult to determine an exact story of each aircraft.
The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Ohio Birth Index / 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Shore Family Tree, The Cincinnati Enquirer - 13 November 1945