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MONTGOMERY, Ellis Everett - Date of
birth
27 November 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Webber, Jewell County, Kansas -
Hometown
Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17040814 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
407th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 January 1945 - Place of
death
Hindenburgkaserne
Stendal, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 15 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Austin E.R. Montgomery (father)
Emma K. (Engel) Montgomery (mother)
Frances Montgomery (sister)
Mary M. Montgomery (sister)
Dallas L. Montgomery (brother)
Margaret B. Montgomery (sister)
Clarence A. Montgomery (brother)
Lyle Montgomery (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38932 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Kassel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 11371
More information
S/Sgt Ellis E. Montgomery volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Crook, Nebraska on 17 February 1942.The aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters and was on fire between the #2 engine and the fuselage. It was seen to blow up. The entire crew of nine men was killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of prisoners of war in Stendal on 3 January 1945.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, J. Videler, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree