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Personal info

Full name
KRAEMER, Daniel Jarold
Date of birth
9 January 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13028896
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
717th Bombardment Squadron,
448th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
24 August 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dalvers, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 21 13

Immediate family

Members
Nicholas N. Kraemer (father)
Caroline Kraemer (mother)
Gloria Kraemer (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-95182
Data
Type: B 24-H
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aviation industry
MACR: 8292

More information

T/Sgt Daniel J. Kraemer joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Philadelphia on 26 August 1941.

Statement from S/Sgt Stanley Dubee, one of the surviving crew members:
"We were hit by flak about a minute after bombs away. It hit right under #2 engine, killing the engineer in the top turret. We dropped down to 12,000 ft altitude. Gas lines along the bomb bay were leaking gas. Also, the booster pump on the main tank had a hole as big as a 50 caliber bullet. I tried to plug that hole up. Fact is, we all tried to stop the leaks. There were four of us in the waist and five in the front. That's when the fire broke out; it started in the bomb bay."

Six crew members were killed, four survived and were taken prisoner. The deceased men were initially buried at the cemetery of Achmer, Germany.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File, www.fold3.com - MACR, 1930 US Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet