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LOHMAN, Carrol M - Date of
birth
12 April 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32320465 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
11 June 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, north of Borkum, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
William H. Lohman (father)
Rose Lohman (mother)
Lilian Lohman (sister)
Gertrude Lohman (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3099 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Willemshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 1368
More information
The aircraft was attacked by fighters over the target and on the return flight over the North Sea which set it on fire. It crashed north of Borkum Island. Only one crew member could bail out and was rescued by a German minesweeper. The other nine men drowned.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.379thbga.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Jewish Servicemen Cards / 1930 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 18 November 1942