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Personal info

Full name
LOHMANN, William L
Date of birth
1921
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Ohio
Hometown
Jefferson County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
O-801481
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Bombardier
Unit
412th Bombardment Squadron,
95th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 November 1943
Place of death
Starrenbos, near Haelen, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 10 50

Plane data

Serial number
42-3317
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: The Spirit of '76
Destination: Solingen, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 1559

More information

A/C 42-3317 was seen leaving the formation about 15 minutes before the target. The aircraft crashed in Haelen, the Netherlands.

Five crew members escaped, and four were made POWs.

Lt Lohmann landed on the river Maas. His body was not recovered until 21 July 1944.

Source of information: www.wwiimemorial.com, www.8thafhs.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com