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VERMIE, Layton P - Date of
birth
1 October 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Adelphi, Polk County, Iowa -
Hometown
Runnells, Polk County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-761213 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
570th Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
19 May 1944 - Place of
death
Near Eggebek, 30 kilometers south of Flensburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Paul F. Vermie (father)
Anna M. (Johnson) Vermie (mother)
Marvin E. Vermie (brother)
Pauline B.Vermie (sister)
Cathleen Vermie (sister)
Freeda A.Vermie (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102532 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 4935
More information
Layton P. Vermie joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Santa Ana, California, on 10 March 1943.The bomber formation was attacked by German fighters. This airplane was seen to be hit, and a fire started near #2 engine. It was under control as it left the formation. It fell behind and lost altitude.
The entire crew of ten men managed to bail out. The only casualty was Lt Vermie. The rest of the crew was taken prisoner. The exact circumstances of his death are not clear. It is possible his parachute didn't open but surviving crew members stated that he could have been have killed by German civilians or soldiers after he landed. It is also mentioned that Germans told the crew that they had found his body next to the plane, but they did not offer proof.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WW11 Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com, - Family Trees, 1920/1925/1930 Census, Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, Iowa
Gravestones Index, www.fold3.com, - MACR, (Individual) Casualty Questionaire, www.8thafhs.com, www.390th.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Fred Munckhof, Katie Lou, Lori Sorenson, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Des Moines Tribune